While discussing my interview with Ronnie Burkett at Puppets and Stuff, someone lamented how few online resources there are on his work. We’d all love to see more than just a couple of Youtube videos and his papier mache recipe… there’s also his agent’s website (linked above) and a bare-bones Facebook account. And as it happened, last week I discovered two excellent additions for any admirer of his work.

First, Puppeteers of America have in their DVD library three items of interest: a doco on Tinka’s New Dress; a promo video, Old Friends; and A Line of Balance. The DVD is only available to POA members of course (anyone in the world can obtain a membership there, although, of course, it costs money; along with a lending fee of $20 USD).

You may be wondering what that third item is… and this brings me to my second link. A Line of Balance is a 1992 doco about RB’s show Awful Manor. It takes you behind-the-scenes from conception to opening night, with scenes from the performance too. It’s available to purchase from Film West, a Canadian company, in both VHS and DVD. (It looks like Canadian and USA format) Also, be warned, their site is slow to load; it appears the site is made up of very large images… sigh. I wouldn’t link to them at all, but for the rareness of the doco.