PUPPETRY OF THE PENIS SERIES

In 1996, Australian comedian Simon Morley created an art calendar that showcased close-up images of twelve penis 'installations'. Ī Puppetry of the Penis TV special has aired in Australia on One. Due to the success of the show, the business was expanded to cater for private parties around Australia. The duo has recruited supporting production teams and actors across Australia, the UK and the U.S., allowing international performance demands to be met.

The initial Australian tour was the subject of Australian comedian Mick Molloy's 2000 documentary Tackle Happy. The show has since appeared on the international stage, featuring productions in Australia, New Zealand, the UK, Europe, Canada, the United States, South Africa and Argentina. Puppetry of the Penis was first performed on stage at the 1998 Melbourne International Comedy Festival in Australia, featuring the creators, Morley and Friend, as the premiere cast. It is humorously termed 'Dick Trick' or 'genital origami,' referring to the flexibility of the human penis, testicles and scrotum. The theatrical contortion of the male genitalia ( penis, scrotum, and testicles) accompanied by comedic narration has since spread internationally. The show involves two nude men who bend, twist, and fold their penises and scrotums into various shapes. In response to increasing requests for live demonstrations, in 1997 Morley enlisted fellow Australian, David 'Friendy' Friend, to devise a performance show consisting of body-based genital comedy. The calendar showcased twelve penis 'installations' (the manipulation of male genitalia into a variety of recognisable forms). The show was initially conceived as the title of a highbrow art calendar released by Australian Simon Morley in 1996.

PUPPETRY OF THE PENIS SERIES

Puppetry of the Penis is a comedic live performance-art show featuring a series of genital contortions.

Puppetry of the penis