Richard Bradshaw (puppeteer)

Richard Bradshaw OAM (born 1938) is an internationally renowned Australian puppeteer.

Richard Bradshaw is a one time Artistic Director of the Marionette Theatre of Australia.A Complete Book of Puppet Theatre by David Currell, p.50Performing Arts: A Guide to Practice and Appreciation by Michael Billington, p.160 In 2005, he was commissioned by Terrapin Puppet Theatre to write The Storyteller's Shadow: a Celebration of Hans Christian Andersen which toured around Tasmania, to Denmark and to Singapore and Malaysia. Fellow puppeteer, Jim Henson featured the work of Bradshaw as part of a six part television series on puppetry.

Bradshaw was awarded the Order of Australia Medal for services to puppetry and the performing arts.

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