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Not the way to do it: Punch and Judy professors decry aggressive audiences by Steven Morris

Bad behaviour at shows no longer confined to characters as people refuse to pay for watching Ugly quarrels, outbreaks of unacceptable violence and a sense of anarchy have traditionally been a feature of one of the British seaside's most curious theatrical events: the Punch and Judy show. But in this post-lockdown summer, some practitioners (or professors, to give them their traditional titles) are expressing concern …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:36PM on August 6, 2021

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