Until now, Muppet Show balcony critics Statler and Waldorf had the puppetry quips market cornered. “Well, they say all good things must come to an end,” Waldorf once remarked as Kermit wrapped up another zany episode. “What’s that got to do with this show?” Statler replied. Cue self-congratulatory laughter.

It seems puppet angst lives on – at least it appears so in parts of downtown Paddington. Some residents of the leafy inner Sydney suburb have raised written concerns with the City of Sydney Council over a planned puppet performance at Paddington Reservoir Gardens.

The event would be held at the Paddington Reservoir Gardens.Credit: City of Sydney Council

The performance, which includes a four-metre puppet called Fauna, explores “themes of climate change and deforestation” and promotes conservation. The production firm has a record of educational programs and installations in museums and galleries across Australia and New Zealand.

According to a selection of the reported grievances, the proposed Paddington puppet show might cause: “health and sleep disturbances, potential noise impacts, rowdy crowd behaviour, light spill into homes and crime”.

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