Punch and Judy puppet shows are a quintessential part of British culture, with their red-and-white-striped booths closely associated with the seaside resorts that thrived in the Victorian era.

He added to the characters and puppets in the 1920s, but the entire show is around 100 years old. “We’re delighted to auction a complete Punch and Judy Show set, with all puppets, tent ...

an early version of today's Punch & Judy shows. It was diarist Samuel Pepys who recalls seeing "an Italian puppet play — a great resort for gallants within the rayles of Covent Garden" in May 1662.

Is your local listed? Covent Garden and Punch and Judy go way back. The ultra-violent puppet show is first recorded in the plaza as early as 1662, in the diary of Samuel Pepys. Just metres from ...

Taking place from September 28 to September 29 at the Royal Norfolk Hotel, the event followed on from last year’s Punch and Judy Festival ... has been working with puppets since his teens ...