Paula Lambert (puppeteer) explained
| Paula Lambert |
| Birth Place: | Ireland |
| Nationality: | Irish |
| Known For: | Her puppetry, Bosco |
| Occupation: | Puppeteer |
Paula Lambert is an Irish puppeteer, most famously she is the puppeteer of Bosco. She was a member of the Lambert Puppet Theatre in Monkstown, County Dublin.[1]
Biography
Paula Lambert is the youngest daughter of puppeteers Eugene and Mai Lambert, one of the couple's ten children. From childhood, Lambert was a puppeteer with the family's Lambert Puppet Theatre, which was founded in 1972, and on their first television show, Wanderly Wagon. On the Wanderly Wagon Lambert was one of the mice who lived in the wallpaper and later one of the squirrels who lived in the loft. She was also on the spin-off series Fortycoats & Co. as Spooky the Cat.[2] [3]
Lambert took over from her sister Miriam as the puppeteer and voice of Bosco in 1981. After the cancellation of the television show, Lambert continued to tour Bosco around Ireland with the Paula Lambert Puppet Theatre.[4] 2019 marked 40 years of Lambert's Bosco tours.[5] [6]
Lambert was in a relationship with Michael Monaghan, a former RTÉ producer and director, until his death in 2009. They have one child, Johnny.[7] [8] Johnny has joined the Paula Lambert Puppet Theatre as a third generation puppeteer.
External links
Notes and References
- Book: McCormick . John . Nagy . Peter . Rouyer . Phillippe . Rubin . Don . The world encyclopedia of contemporary theatre. Europe . 2013 . Routledge . London . 1136402969 . 488 . Ireland.
- Web site: Home Bosco's Box . BoscosBox . 28 February 2020.
- News: McCrave . Conor . End of an era as Bosco goes back in the box while famous Lambert Puppet Theatre is sold . 28 February 2020 . The Irish Independent . 5 September 2018 . en.
- Web site: Phelan . Kate . A Brief History Of Dublin's Lambert Puppet Theatre . Culture Trip . 28 February 2020.
- Web site: Paula Lambert Puppet Theatre Presents Bosco's Garden And Snow White . Town Hall Theatre . 28 February 2020 . en.
- Web site: O'Keeffe . Donal . The Lambert Legacy is far greater than the Puppet Theatre . The Avondhu Newspaper . 28 February 2020 . 19 September 2018.
- Web site: Michael Monaghan - A Tribute by Jim O'Hare. 2021-11-19. www.superannrte.ie.
- News: Living with the one and only Bosco . 28 February 2020 . The Irish Times . 3 May 2001 . en.
