SO popular is Puppetry of the Penis in Mandurah that a second show has been put on at Mandurah Performing Arts Centre this Friday at 9.30pm.
Puppetry of the Penis was initially conceived by Simon Morley as the title of a highbrow art calendar, showcasing 12 of his favourite penis installations.
It was on New Year’s Eve 1997, with a garage full of calendars to sell and burgeoning requests for live demonstrations ,when Morley finally decided to unleash his talent on the world.
His natural choice of performance partner was David Friend, whose reputation as the life of any party was quickly growing.
Their debut at the 1998 Melbourne International Comedy Festival was a huge hit, kicking off an eight-month tour of Australia. The tour covered 20,000km and was captured in the documentary Tackle Happy.
The show has had extensive runs on Broadway and in the West End and there are now several puppetry troupes touring three continents.
They have performed in front of hordes of celebrities, such as Elton John, Bono, Posh and Becks, Jackie and Joan Collins, Jessica Simpson, Hugh Grant, Naomi Campbell and John Travolta, and held thousands of radio and TV interviews.