Ronnie Burkett’s new adult puppet play began as an exercise in maudlin midlife navel-gazing, and ended up becoming a funny valentine to a dying art form. Billy Twinkle: Requiem for a Golden Boy ...

But the similarities end there. Billy Twinkle is washed up - he has lost both his job on a cruise line and, worst of all, his love of puppets.

Puppet Billy had a rubber face, dark furry mane (or other colors the puppet maker had on hand), antennae made of bells, and strange human-like hands.

Billy the Puppet in 'Saw X'. CREDIT: Alexandro Bolaños Escamilla In their own statements, Koules said it was “the right time to pass the baton,” while Burg said he wanted to “move on and ...

The bugs are biting and so is the satire in Hip Pocket Theatre’s lively production of the vintage comedy The Billy Club Puppets. Spray cans of Off are available alongside a copy of the program.