Stephen Fry supports Norwich Puppet Theatre auction

STOP PRESS - message of support just in from Stephen Fry

'I am honoured to have been asked to ‘personalise a puppet’ to help to celebrate Norwich Puppet Theatre’s 30^th birthday. My creation, along with about 60 others I gather, is to be auctioned to help to support this venerable and valued cultural treasure of Norwich, a specialist venue for excellence in puppetry, almost unique in the UK. I hope that lots of people will turn out to this fabulous event - sadly, I won’t be able to be there myself to bag a Quentin Blake or Rolf Harris original artwork - but I hope that it goes very well and I wish Norwich Puppet Theatre happy birthday and all the best for the next 30 years!'

Stephen Fry

Norwich Puppet Theatre celebrity auction

Auction of Celebrity Puppets

Presented by: Norwich Puppet Theatre and Gaze Auctioneers at Fusion and The Curve at The Forum on
Tuesday 30th November 2010

Tickets  £10.00 to iinclude bidding registration, drinks and canapes. Buy in advance from Norwich Puppet Theatre
www.puppettheatre.co.uk

Please note that this event takes place at Fusion in the Forum

Running time: 2 hours

Ages: 12+

Dates & Times:

Event at OUTPOST 26 October

Lewis Klahr, Engram Sepals (Melodramas 1994-2000), USA, 16mm, 75 minutes

Lewis Klahr’s work has been featured in three Whitney Biennials and is in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art, New York. He is a faculty member at CalArts, received a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1992, and was ranked 4th in the Film Comment avant-garde poll of this decade’s most important filmmakers. The Wexner Center, Columbus, recently presented a retrospective of Klahr’s films and is preparing a DVD box set for release later this year. Klahr is also presenting films at the London Film Festival and Tate Modern while in the UK.

The screening with be followed by a discussion between Lewis Klahr and Benjamin Cook, DIrector of LUX

Admission Free

This event is organised as part of a special series of events in Norwich leading up to the launch of a new artists' moving image festival in the city  in 2011. To register for more information and updates on the festival please email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Presented by OUTPOST and LUX with the support of The 54th BFI London Film Festival, and with thanks to Mark Webber.

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