Brian Patterson has been performing his Punch & Judy Show since 1990, and continues performing it today as his full time occupation. In California, as the son of the producers of the original Renaissance Pleasure Faires, Brian had grown up seeing a lot of theater and puppetry including Punch & Judy.
He got the first notion to give the show a try when he was 25 and ventured to England at the age of 30 where he finally learned the sacred art of the Swazzle at the 1995 Covent Garden May Fayre Festival for Punch & Judy.
His show has been enjoyed internationally as he has traveled and performed in Italy for Carnivale, England for the festival of the Millennium in Birmingham, and the Big Grin Festival in London 2012 for Punch’s 350th birthday. As well as, Canada for the Edmonton Fringe Festival and even Malibu, California for Pierce Brosnan!
The version Brian presents is a mix of classic traditional Punch & Judy with a contemporary edge that todays audiences can identify with. Brian also hand sculpted, painted and costumed all of his puppets as well as the theater in which the show is done.
Specifics
Brian Patterson
The Piccolo Puppet Players
510 663 7289
bpunchy@gmail.com
Feature:
The Punch & Judy Show, The Dominion of Fancy. A comical tragedy or a tragical comedy.
Objective:
To perform my unique one-man show at Fairs, events and fetes across the Country and beyond. To carry forward a Living History through presenting an art form that spans over 360 years.
Education:
BA in Liberal Studies. Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, CA
Events Experience:
- Featured performer at The Great Dickens Christmas Fair, San Francisco, CA 2000 to present
- Oregon Renaissance Festival 2017 – Present
- Guest performer at the 2013 Carnivale celebrations in Venice, Italy
- Washington Midsummer Renaissance Faire, Bonney Lake,WA 2013 – Present
- Featured performer at the Big Grin Festival in Covent Garden, and the Little Angel Theater, London, England 2012
- Special guest act at the Edmonton Fringe, Edmonton, Canada in 2011
- Resident performer at the original Northern California Renaissance Pleasure Faire, 1990 to 2012
- Performed at Renaissance Pleasure Faire, Irwindale, CA 2010-2013
- Featured performer at the Sacramento Gold Rush Days, Sacramento, CA 2012
- Guest performer at the Sun Valley Center for the Arts, Sun Valley, Idaho 2009