Bed and Breakfast

Grades 1 to 3, max 150; Grades 1 to 6 mixed, max 250; available February and March 2011
To book, contact Mariposa In The Schools

A beloved retelling of The Princess and the Pea story. The puppets for this story are all just seven inches tall, and the action mostly takes place inside a big wooden dollhouse. The Powells not only move the puppets, but they play the role of the housekeeper and the gardener, and they do their best to make sure the “princess” who has dropped by cannot sleep a wink. Fact is, she’s not a princess at all, but.... oh that would be telling! Plenty of romance, for sure, but the strong prince and his world travels, plus the intricacy of the dollhouse entrances children with a variety of interests and temperaments.
(suitable for ages 5 and up)

Brick Brothers Circus

K to Grade 8; max 250;
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Guaranteed to stimulate imaginations and spark creative thinking, the Brick Bros. Circus is a complete tongue-in-cheek, miniature one-ring circus, performed by highly trained building bricks in itty bitty sequined costumes. See the acrobatic Bildovitch Family, the breathtaking Madame Brikaskova, the amazing Brick Contortionist and much much more! Puppetmongers take the definition of puppetry to its logical extreme, with the most inanimate of objects performing in the most active form of theatre.

Walidad the Grass Cutter:

available in May 2012
Grades 4-8; max 250

Inspired by the country and the culture on their first tour to Iran in 1976, Puppetmongers came back to Canada and created Walidad the Grass Cutter. Walidad is a celebration of the richness of Persian culture and a country in transition between
ancient and modern, Eastern and Western influences. Based on a folktale from the Near East, Walidad tells the story of a peaceful labourer whose generosity inadvertently draws him and his traveling merchant friend into a world of powerful people and high finance.
Misunderstandings threaten Walidad’s life but with a bit of luck and resolve, a romance is fulfilled to everyone’s satisfaction. In 2004, Puppetmongers returned to Iran and performed Walidad at the 10th Tehran International Puppet Theatre Festival to great acclaim

No Strings Attached

Grades 1 to 3, 4 to 6 & 7 to 8; max 100; available all year
To book, contact Mariposa In The Schools

This exciting behind-the-scenes introduction to puppetry traditions around the world appeals to the imagination and sense of wonder, and creativity is inspired by the demonstration of simple puppet making techniques.

A word about Puppetmongers' touring shows. . .

Puppetmongers have been touring their theatrical puppet works to family and school audiences across Canada, the USA, Europe and Asia since 1974. We have played to thousands of delighted people in theatres, at festivals, in libraries and schools. Every year we remount a number of our classic shows for touring.

"Puppetry just doesn't get much better than this"

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