John M Blundall
On the 3rd of March 2017 John Blundall would have been 80. To mark the anniversary and to serve as a lasting tribute, this online exhibition of his work has been created. It stretches from some of his earliest designs to his last. The bulk of John’s design work was done while Artistic Director of Cannon Hill Puppet Theatre so makes up the largest part of the exhibition. Although extensive it does not include all his designs given that some shows had up to 30 individual characters, rather a selection from most of the productions as well as some production pictures of the finished plays. The links below will take you to different areas of John Blundall’s career starting with a short autobiography written when he turned 75. This is followed by Cannon Hill Puppet Theatre. Live theatre is next which includes designs for the Dudley Hippodrome, Crescent Theatre Birmingham and the Midlands Arts Theatre Company. After that is an assortment of designs ranging from his own early company, The Festival Marionettes, Circus, TV and Caricature Puppet Theatre. Finally there is a link to a number of galleries containing images from the collection that John put together throughout his life. There is a lot here to see, some of the designs have been exhibited over the years but never all together.
Copyright © Nigel Dickinson
John M Blundall
On the 3rd of March 2017 John Blundall would have been 80. To mark the anniversary and to serve as a lasting tribute, this online exhibition of his work has been created. It stretches from some of his earliest designs to his last. The bulk of John’s design work was done while Artistic Director of Cannon Hill Puppet Theatre so makes up the largest part of the exhibition. Although extensive it does not include all his designs given that some shows had up to 30 individual characters, rather a selection from most of the productions as well as some production pictures of the finished plays. The links below will take you to different areas of John Blundall’s career starting with a short autobiography written when he turned 75. This is followed by Cannon Hill Puppet Theatre. Live theatre is next which includes designs for the Dudley Hippodrome, Crescent Theatre Birmingham and the Midlands Arts Theatre Company. After that is an assortment of designs ranging from his own early company, The Festival Marionettes, Circus, TV and Caricature Puppet Theatre. Finally there is a link to a number of galleries containing images from the collection that John put together throughout his life. There is a lot here to see, some of the designs have been exhibited over the years but never all together.
Copyright © Nigel Dickinson