The Talks are given through the puppets, including Mr Samuel Pepys who first recorded seeing Pulcinella in 1662. There are slides available as well, but the puppets themselves have proved the most popular.

Punch represents the common man fighting his small battles with life. The characters in the traditional show are just the ones that would have beset him 1760-1830 when the story, as we know it today, was developed.

Alix Booth has worked with Mr Punch for over thirty years. He has taken her from cottages to stately homes, churches to cathedrals, schools to History Societies and even abroad. Her interest in the history of Punch & Judy has continued throughout this time.

There is now a growing demand for her Talks and also for her Puppet Cabaret which includes light political satire.