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Based on the graphic novel by internationally acclaimed artists Neil Gaiman and Dave McKean (creators of the Sandman comics and Henson Pictures' MirrorMask) and adapted for the stage by Hyper-theater mavericks Rogue Artists Ensemble, Mr. Punch is a twisted tale of murder featuring a dizzying array of puppets, masks and sounds.
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The last date listed for The Tragical Comedy or Comical Tragedy of Mr. Punch was Sunday May 27, 2007 / 4:00pm. (view all dates)
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A multi-media extravaganza -- as only Mr. Gaiman can supply!! My 19-year-old son and I both had a wonderful time - very highly recommended!!


What a great show!


A fantastic array of sets and costumes almost, but not quite, save this poorly directed, horridly acted show. While forcing itself to stay too close to the book, the script is confusing and unintelligible. It never took its own form and therefore required already knowing the story (word for word) in order to understand even the most basic of plot points (and even then, much was muddled and the wrong parts emphasized or elongated). Melodramatic and amateur I found myself pleading for it to be over.
A small light in the dark was Tom Ashworth who, when not trying to voice Mr. Punch, has a very endearing vocal and physical quality. Lucas Salazar and Nina Silver were fine actors, but their parts were forced and unnecessary. As their importance was never given, they left us wondering who they were and why we were bothering to see them. The actors often took long moments to improvise which felt forced, sad and boring. Their accents left me cringing and the reason for them not worth the pain of listening to them, the young boy, Dalton O'Dell, especially.
Over all, if you feel the desire to see this, make sure you do not pay full price, and even then, please go to some bookstore and buy it instead. There's meaning in this story, don't let this catastrophic work turn you off finding it for yourself.
That being said, props go to Joyce Hutter and Patrick Rubio with a slight nod to Joel David as it was visually dreamlike. Dave McKean is hard to capture and they did a beautiful job with the masks and puppets especially. The sets were sometimes lost, but sometimes rather nice. Over all, I would like very much to wander them like a circus sideshow rather than be forced to see them used in this way.
Website: http://www.rogueartists.org/projects/mrpunch.php
Audiences will feel like they have stepped into the pages of a graphic novel in Mr. Punch, a twisted tale of murder that explores the often-fragmented nature of memory, the innocence of childhood and the pain of adulthood. This dark fable set in a run-down seaside arcade blurs the line between real life and a puppet show. There, every man becomes enamored with a mermaid and only Mr. Punch can destroy the devil.
Rogue Artists Ensemble is a collective of multi-disciplinary artists who create Hyper-theater, an innovative hybrid of theater traditions, puppetry, mask work, dance, music, and modern technology. Through a collaborative development process, with an emphasis on design and storytelling, the Rogues create original, thought provoking performances. They cultivate unique audience experiences that appeal to multiple generations of theatergoers in order to expand the boundaries of contemporary American theater.