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Pip's Wildlife Garden
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Now on Tour! Come with Pip to the wild, glorious, overgrown jungle at the bottom of her garden. Watch the hedgehog feasting on snails, see the barn owl hunting, and if you are lucky, dance with the hare by moonlight. But wait a minute! What’s grumpy Grandad doing here; clearing brambles, putting up fences, digging the earth, and planting vegetables? Whose garden is it? Pip and Grandad are bound to clash. Grandad shuts the gate, Pip jumps on the seedlings, and something eats the peas. So how will they ever find a way to share the garden, and most of all, how will they all get enough to eat? A 40-minute show for 3 – 6 year-olds with all kinds of puppets, storytelling, and songs and original music by Nico Brown of the Dublin Ark. The show can be followed by a 20-minute drama workshop or meet the puppets session, and is accompanied by an education pack full of preparation & follow up ideas. To book contact Linda Delane: info@nutmegpuppet.co.uk or phone 01502 478999. |
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A sly confection of shadows and ojected images - a series of elusive, decadent, shadowy, reflections of La Serenissima - the seductive, rapacious city of Venice, that carries the seeds of its own downfall - personified by Margharita Monticiano, an ageing beauty who sees the world from her own voracious viewpoint. Premiered at Suspense Festival 2011, The Intangible Cities of Margharita Monticiano first apeared as a collage shadow puppet show inspired by a story by Italo Calvino with images from Italian photo novels, romantic advertising and sweet wrappings, and a cast of 6 bizarre characters. The sound-track included old 78 recordings of Italian opera, slushy romantic songs, and street and café recordings. It was revived for the Norwich Puppet Theatre's 30th anniversary Gala in 2010, and since then the original show has been incorporated into a longer work about the city of Venice, ageing, and the Directed by Joy Haynes
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The
Rubbish Monster
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What if the crisp packet you'd just thrown away
came to life and begged you to take it home? This is just what
happens to Katie Dumpster as she paddles her boat down the backwaters
of the river, on what is clearly going to be a very strange summer's
day. As more litter floats downstream from the city and lands in mounting piles on the river-bank, a scavenging gull gets into a tangle, and the Watervoles watch helplessly as a mysterious robot arm carries off their Baby, trapped in a discarded wine-bottle. Katie tries to help, but only adds to their problems, until Lord Pike, the Waterwolf, takes her under his fin. Together they hatch a plan to rescue Baby from the Rubbish Monster, but Lord Pike himself is being stalked by a very determined fisherman... The story, told with puppets, live characters, music, songs, a great deal of humour, and audience participation, is an animals' eye-view of human beings and their wasteful ways. |
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Apple
Pip
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From spring blossom & summer fruiting, to autumn harvest & leaf-fall, Pip sings as she swings from the branch of an old apple tree. A show for 3-6 year olds, with storytelling, exquisite puppets, an atmospheric set, original music & songs to join in with. Suitable for nurseries, playgroups, first & pre-schools. Also, for 3-6 year olds & their families, at Apple Days & Festivals. The show can be performed inside or in the open air. There is a Teachers Pack & an illustrated book of 'Apple Pip'. Click here for a review of Apple Pip by Roger Deakin.
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