Ronnie Burkett Theatre of Marionettes: THE DAISY THEATRE

THE DAISY THEATRE is Ronnie Burkett unleashed…unscripted, by the seat of his pants, manipulating and voicing his characters through variety acts, impromptu monologues, musical numbers and audience participation, featuring a cast of over 50 marionette characters. "Aging divas, rambling grandmothers, a ventriloquist double act missing its ventriloquist, and Jesus are just some of the characters you’ll meet in Ronnie Burkett’s The Daisy Theatre. In a bawdy, acerbic puppet show that is ultimately very sweet, the Canadian Burkett voices and manipulates each and every one of his marionettes with astonishing skill and a slap dash improvisatory feel that’s thrilling and so right for Sydney Festival" - Limelite (Sydney AUS) 2018 "4 1⁄2 stars out of 5 Canadian puppet maestro Ronnie Burkett had the opening night audience eating out of his hand with his extraordinary production, The Daisy Theatre, as part of Sydney Festival. Burkett’s attention to detail is astonishing, his skill incredible. This is a thought provoking, revue-style production, not a ‘traditional’ puppet show, and while certainly not for children it is incredibly moving and powerful." ArtsHub (Sydney AUS) 2018 Ronnie’s productions have been presented in New York by New York Theatre Workshop and The Public (where he won an Obie) and have be co-commissioned by parties such as The Barbican, the Sydney Opera House and the Vienna Festival. The Daisy Theatre was co-commissioned by Luminato in Toronto and UCLA Live in Los Angeles, John Lambert & Assoc. represents Ronnie Burkett worldwide