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| He may be nearing his 350th birthday but Mr Punch is showing no signs of slowing down. The 33rd Covent Garden May Fayre and Puppetry Show celebrates the red nosed stick-wielding puppet, bringing together dozens of puppeteers in a colourful, highly entertaining afternoon. The Covent Garden location is appropriately close to the spot where Samuel Pepys first sighted Mr Punch on 9th May 1662 and recorded the fact in his diary. Puppeteers from all over the country are accompanied by folk music, dancers, clowns and jugglers with refreshments provided by the Whitehall Choir. The day's events start with a toast to Mr Punch, and a brass band led Grand Procession starting at Church Garden, a beautiful little oasis in the city centre. There follows a special church service at St Paul's Church, with a sermon administered by Rev Mark Oakley and Mr Punch himself. An integral part of British heritage, Mr. Punch is a wonderful, anarchic figure and the spirit of rebellion. The puppet plays are full of the undiluted slapstick humour which kids find hilarious. Well, they don't know what politically correct means. With a raft of different shows, as well as puppetry workshops the kids can get involved in, this is a top traditional family day out. |
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| Charing Cross |
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| Photographers' Gallery |
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| London Transport Museum |
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| Covent Garden |
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| Trevor Sorbie |
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| Patisserie Valerie |
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| London Education |
| Courtauld Institute of Art |
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| King's College Medical School |
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| London Leisure |
| The Sanctuary |
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| Phoenix Garden |
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| Lamb & Flag |
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