The Creation

'The Creation' was a visual theatre piece produced in 1986. The history of the world, from Adam and Eve to the nuclear holocaust in one hour is told using visual effects, puppets and live music and sounds created by the puppeteers. It played to capacity houses in Johannesburg and Cape Town.

A R T I C L E S                       click to see the full article "it is thought-provoking and different" The Star, Johannesburg, October 1986                          click to see the full article "It is the ingenuity of the Royal Puppet Company's 'The Creation' that is so gripping. I have never seen anything like their work before; it bubbles with ideas, surprises and audacious use of mixed media" Robert Greig, Business Day, South Africa October 1986 click to see the full article "Gary Friedman and his team have the audience on a string in his latest production 'The Creation'. It is exquisitely poignant, a tribute to the puppeteers art in infusing very real emotions into lifeless wooden forms." Jean Waite, The Sunday Star, South Africa, October 1986