Ronnie Burkett

Ronnie Burkett is a Canadian puppeteer who is perhaps well known by adults for his original theatrical marionette plays. An OC performer, he puppeteered on Harriet's Magic Hats (replacing Frank C. Turner as Ralph), Under the Umbrella Tree, Chicken Minute, and Little Star. But Ronnie's most well known work was a theatre play called Tinka's New Dress, which became his international breakthrough. Over the years, Burkett did countless marionette performances for adults such as Provenance, Old Friends, 10 Days on Earth, and many more. It's a shame though that he never did a Henson Company project in his life, however he has worked with several Canadian puppeteers who have. Puppeteers like Trish Leeper, Frank Meschkuleit, Jani Lauzon, Robert Mills, and Gordon Robertson, to name a few. Ronnie Burkett seems to be more popular with adults than he is with kids since he performed for the former more than the latter. In some of his shows, he toured the world from Canada to the UK to Australia mostly during the late 2000s. When performing his marionette plays he writes his own scripts and manipulates/voices every character that appears in the play. This shows that Ronnie is capable of doing one-man puppet shows, since marionettes are a little trickier to operate than hand puppets. Let's hope Burkett still works for adults and is still remembering those times when he puppeteered on Canadian television. He never gives up on his performances when it comes to doing every single character he writes. Though I bet he sometimes gets help in operating marionettes for some. Ronnie Burkett, you're a talented marionette performer and you're not-so-bad at doing Muppet-style puppets on television. Keep up the great work if you still are, because the world will miss your shows if you quit. And also, if you still remember all the performers you worked with, keep in touch. You're "highly strung" Ronnie. Great work Burkett!