Concept    From 1662 

Punch and Judy

Categories: Children, Theatre

Punch's Puppet Show was first performed in England and witnessed by Samuel Pepys 1662, in Covent Garden. And still popular in 2015.

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Punch and Judy

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Punch and Judy

Near this spot Punch's Puppet Show was first performed in England and witness...

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June Wilkinson

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John Alan Watts

John Alan Watts

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Sir John Kirk

Sir John Kirk

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