Early in “Judy & Punch,” a wife who’s just helped her husband perform a vigorously slap-happy puppet show in a desultory corner of 17th century England poses the question, “Do you think the show ...

BRIGHTON England (Reuters) - Punch and Judy shows have been a fixture of British seaside resorts for centuries but they are having to adapt to changing social values to attract new audiences in an age ...

Judy And Punch is an endearingly odd, theatrically Australian take on The Witch; a Witch for people who unironically Abba, say. Or maybe it’s more like a British prestige TV take on Willow. Whatever ...

In this bizarre satire, married puppeteers enact a grotesque comic tragedy of violence and revenge. By Jeannette Catsoulis When you purchase a ticket for an independently reviewed film through our ...

This isn't your mother's Punch and Judy story. Actress Mirrah Foulkes makes her directorial debut with “Judy & Punch,” a violent and revisionist tale that looks more like “Who’s Afraid of Virginia ...

John Styles, who has died aged 90, was one of Britain’s foremost Punch and Judy men. In the course of 70 years as a “professor” – as wranglers of Punch and Judy are known – Styles performed at the ...

If I told you “Judy & Punch” was a little bit Monty Python, a little bit Brothers Grimm and whole lot #MeToo, you might think that was a good thing. In the small 17th century-ish town of Seaside, ...

“Judy & Punch” is inspired by the 17th century English puppet show Punch & Judy — only from Judy’s perspective. “This is essentially a fictionalized origin story of the classic puppet show. I was ...

You don't see many Punch and Judy shows around the place these days. The star has faded somewhat, but when I was a kid, they were fairly common at fun fairs and were represented in popular culture.

Part of Australia’s Blue-Tongue Films collective that also includes Nash Edgerton, Joel Edgerton and David Michôd, Mirrah Foulkes makes her feature debut as writer and director with “Judy and Punch.” ...

Early in “Judy & Punch,” a wife who’s just helped her husband perform a vigorously slap-happy puppet show in a desultory corner of 17th century England poses the question, “Do you think the show ...