Plato.

“There will be no end to the troubles of states, or of humanity itself, till philosophers become kings in this world, or till those we now call kings and rulers really and truly become philosophers, and political power and philosophy thus come into the same hands.”

The anatomy of a puppet.

Hopefully this should answer most of your puppet anatomy questions. 

Lovely flyers.

We are very excited about our new flyers. They were designed by illustrator Freya Harrison (visit her website, she's very good). The original picture of Isaac was drawn by Naomi Oppenheim, Garyhaus Players' resident puppet specialist. 

Head shots.

The costume department have been working very hard with some frankly rather unruly puppets. The results are, I think, tremendous. Pictured below (from left to right) are Bill Williamson in his Mr Smith costume, Duncan Cottle as the Doctor, and Zac Pinkberry as Mr Rudolph. As Duncan Cottle said to me yesterday, 'When you look this good, who cares if you can't remember your lines?' Although, obviously, I care, quite a bit.

Birthday.

Well, I have exciting news. It would seem that Naomi Oppenheim (our principal puppet designer, maker and handler) is due to have a birthday on the 3rd May. Garyhaus fans will instantly recognise this date as being a mere two days before our first performance at the Brighton Fringe. Fans of British holidays meanwhile will immediately note that there is a bank holiday on the 7th May, two days after our first performance and, crucially, one day after our Sunday performance.

What all this means, of course, is that we simply must celebrate on the 6th May, after our Sunday show. The ideal venue for such a celebration is clearly the Regency Tavern, Brighton, which just so happens to also be the venue for 'I have never cared for sunsets'! Coincidences abound.

With this in mind, all audience members are cordially invited to Naomi's birthday party at the Regency Tavern, due to start promptly at 4.45pm on the 6th May. We hope to see you there.

(We cannot stop people from staying in the pub and NOT celebrating Naomi's birthday. It's not our pub. And since you probably don't know her, that's entirely within reason. However, we hope you will absorb the atmosphere of the evening)

Facebook.

We have an "event" on "Facebook", if you're that way inclined.

A third interview.

Good afternoon.
Yes, hello.

I understand you're quite wary of journalists.
Yes, I've had many problems in the past. However, you appear to have excellent credentials.

Yes I do.
It is my understanding that you are a well respected reporter for a prestigious Brighton publication?

That is correct.
And you refuse to tell me the name of this publication?

That is also correct.
And you will only communicate with me via "thought waves" sent directly into my brain?

Yes, for obvious reasons.
Well, this all seems above board. Shall we begin?

With all due respect, Mr Garyhaus, don't tell me how to do my job. I will let you know when it's time to begin.
Oh, sorry.

Let's begin. Could you tell me what exactly this puppet show is about?
Right, yes, well it's sort of set in a fictional land during an unspecified time period . . .

Clever - so you can't be accused of historical inaccuracies?
Exactly. And also so that we can feature historical figures and scientific ideas that weren't around at the same time.

Why don't you give me some examples of these figures and ideas?
We have the Austrian philosopher of science, Karl Popper. There's also Isaac Newton. Some relativists. Zeno of Elea. Aristotelian theories of motion. Bloodletting. All sorts of things.

Excellent. So you might say you've got it all?
Yes I suppose I might.

I will quote you on that. Now I don't think you actually answered my initial question - what is the show about?
Well you interrupted me.

What?
You asked another question, while I was still answering.

This interview is over.
Oh.