Beachside Comic Con Cleethorpes July 23 2023.
by Andy Evans (Artistic Director Kazbah Theatre and builder of Salty)
Thanks to National Treasure Phil Fletcher for taking such a keen interest in our very own sunken treasure, Salty the Sea Dog. The two met at Cleethorpes Beachside Comic Con.
I had let Phil know I would be coming with Salty in advance and he was delighted to meet him when I found Phil's stand. We discussed puppet building and materials s well as performance technique and Phil enjoyed meeting Salty so much he pose for a series of selfies for me.
When offered the chance to have a play with Salty, he enjoyed checking out the build and working out which materials had originally been used for the original puppet that I had bought at a costume and props sale for £20 a couple of years ago.
I decided that it ight be interesting to show a "before and after" along with some of the photos as I was creating Salty.
I think pre-Salty, he was an excellent puppet, but I felt no connection to him as a character and was lost as to what to do with him. Since his transformation and re-birth into Salty, he has found his niche and is all the better for it!
And as a last favour to me Phil donned Salty and let me record him operating him... To see the video on YouTube Shorts click here
Many thanks to Phil for a memorable meeting of two puppet dogs!
Andy Evans 23 July 2023
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