Ronnie Burkett

Ronnie Burkett (born June 10, 1957 in Lethbridge, Alberta) is a Canadian puppeteer, best known for his original theatrical plays performed with marionettes.

After a stint working for PBS, Burkett formed his own theatre company in 1986. His early works included Fool's Edge, Virtue Falls, The Punch Club and Awful Manors. In 1994, his work Tinka's New Dress was his international breakthrough, winning two Dora Awards, four Sterling Awards and a special citation from the Obie Awards. Performed internationally, Tinka's New Dress was the first part of a trilogy which continued with Street of Blood in 1999 and Happy in 2000. He also won a Chalmers Award in 1996 for Old Friends, a piece commissioned by the Manitoba theatre for young people.

His most recent work, Provenance, was performed for the first time in 2004.

Openly gay, Burkett lives in Toronto with his partner, jazz singer John Alcorn.

External links

• Review of Provenance, The Globe and Mail, January 3, 2004.