Odds 'n' Ends: Punch Finger Puppet

Here is where I take the opportunity to show off some of the toys and paper models I have collected, that are only tangentially related to tabletop theater.


This Punch finger puppet was a birthday present from my wife on my thirtieth birthday.

It was created by the German toy company Trullala. Trullala Spielwaren GmbH sells a wide variety of children's dress-up costumes and puppets. This Punch/Kasper finger puppet is approximately six inches tall. Made of cotton and felt, the head is papier-mâché covered in cotton fabric.

I cannot seem to find the exact finger puppet on the Trullala website, but they have a number of other Kasper/Punch dolls. Including the hand sized version of my finger puppet seen below.

Professor Frederick's Punch and Judy

I have had the pleasure of seeing Professor Frederick's Punch Van Winkle Show during Historic Hudson Valley's Legend Weekend for a number of years now.

Puppeteer Fred Greenspan and his wife have designed and published a finger puppet adaptation of Punch and Judy. I picked up a copy of their book a few years back, and spent a pleasant afternoon cutting and coloring the nine characters found inside. Also included in the book are a stagefront that can be mounted onto a box to create a theater, and a short Punch script to get people started with their own show.

You can pick up a copy of Greenspan's Punch & Judy Color & Cut Finger Puppet Theatre at Greg Johnson Books.