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FLETCHER, Tony (19**-) Born in ***, Tony Fletcher is a leading puppeteer and director of [[Fletcher's Puppets]], Cape Town. Jill and Tony Fletcher mounted periodic marionette productions at the Nico Malan Theatre in Cape Town, centered on their loveable character, Mrs Em, in the early ‘70s, [**EXPAND**] (See also [[Puppet theatre in South Africa]])
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[[Tony Fletcher]] (19**-) is a leading puppeteer and director of [[Fletcher's Puppets]], Cape Town. 
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== Biography ==
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Born in ***,
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Married to [[Jill Fletcher]]
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== Contribution to South African theatre, film, media and performance ==
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He founded [[Fletcher's Puppets]], a company performing puppetry and marionette shows in and about Cape Town in 197*. His wife, [[Jill Fletcher]] was one of the  puppeteers. In  the early 1970s the company also mounted periodic marionette productions with their company at the [[Nico Malan Theatre]] in Cape Town, centered on their loveable character, "Mrs Em".
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[[Tony Fletcher|Tony]] built a puppet stage in their house, and the couple  had a regular club for young people at their home, teaching them about making glove puppets, which the learners then used to put on a puppet show for their parents,.
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In the early 1970s the  [[Fletcher's Puppets]], mounted periodic marionette productions at the [[Nico Malan Theatre]] in Cape Town, centered on their loveable character, "Mrs Em". 
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(See also [[Puppet theatre in South Africa]])
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== Sources ==
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[[Marie Kruger]]
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E-mail correspondence from [[Frazer Fenton]] (April-November, 2016)
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Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]
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Latest revision as of 08:55, 26 October 2017

Tony Fletcher (19**-) is a leading puppeteer and director of Fletcher's Puppets, Cape Town.


Biography

Born in ***,

Married to Jill Fletcher


Contribution to South African theatre, film, media and performance

He founded Fletcher's Puppets, a company performing puppetry and marionette shows in and about Cape Town in 197*. His wife, Jill Fletcher was one of the puppeteers. In the early 1970s the company also mounted periodic marionette productions with their company at the Nico Malan Theatre in Cape Town, centered on their loveable character, "Mrs Em".

Tony built a puppet stage in their house, and the couple had a regular club for young people at their home, teaching them about making glove puppets, which the learners then used to put on a puppet show for their parents,.

In the early 1970s the Fletcher's Puppets, mounted periodic marionette productions at the Nico Malan Theatre in Cape Town, centered on their loveable character, "Mrs Em".

(See also Puppet theatre in South Africa)

Sources

Marie Kruger

E-mail correspondence from Frazer Fenton (April-November, 2016)

Go to ESAT Bibliography

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