The man who gave life to the puppets

 A  puppet  play  about  the  history  of  traditional  Thai  puppetry 

                 This is the story about Grand Master Puppeteer Sakorn Yangkhieosot
                 and his childhood apprenticeship under Grand Master Puppeteer Krae
                 Saptawanich, founder of the form of puppetry performed at the
                 Traditional Thai Puppet Theater.   It is the story of the creation and early
                 days of this art form, its premature loss of popularity through war and
                 social changes, its destruction by conflagration, its preservation against
                 the odds by the sole surviving exponent, Puppeteer Sakorn
                 Yangkhieosot, who transmitted the art to his children until, with the
                 recognition and blessing of His Majesty King Bhumibhol of Thailand
                 and the support of other senior members of the Thai Royal Family, the
                 art was revived and attained international fame.  The Traditional Thai
                 Puppet Theater has recently developed the art of puppetry in a new
                 direction – the art of ‘Human Puppetry’.

                 It is the story of a legend.