Harlequin Puppet Theatre - Britain's premier Marionette Theatre with details & pictures of productions & puppets, and a rich source of information for research into the British marionette tradition. There is a special backstage area of interest to puppeteers. The Harlequin is Britain's first and only permament theatre designed and built for puppets. Established 1958
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As a man thinketh in his heart, so is he.
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It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare; it is because we do not dare that they are
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-- Seneca A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on.
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-- Cat Stevens, from a song lyric A straight line is the shortest in morals as in mathematics.
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