The Swineherd and The Princess & The Pea
(St Edmund’s Hall, Southwold and Jubilee Hall, Aldeburgh; Jill Freud Children’s Summer Theatre 2010)
'Eva liked it all — especially the kissing. Lolo frightened by the gong sound! Eva said it could be longer
but I thought it was just right.' — EVA, 5 AND LOLO, 3
A play based on the two popular stories by Hans Christain Andersen for all the family with plenty of audience participation. A prince in search of a wife is turned down by a spoilt princess. Disguised as a swineherd he gets his own back through the use of a magical pot and a musical rattle. Then one stormy night a stranger appears…
Two actors and a puppet multi role play in this funny, charming and interactive version of the two combined stories linked by the disillusioned prince who eventually finds a real princess with the aid of a pea.
Two actors and a puppet multi role play in this funny, charming and interactive version of the two combined stories linked by the disillusioned prince who eventually finds a real princess with the aid of a pea.
cast |
creatives |
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Actor: Morven Macbeth
Actor: Matt Prendergast |
Designer: Ruth Paton
Adapted and dramatised by Claude Harz Director: Alys Kihl Photography: Magnus Hastings |
funders
Barbara Whatmore Charitable Trust, Britten-Pears Foundation, Culture Club, Seckford Foundation, Suffolk Artlink, Suffolk Foundation, Suffolk Single Gateway.
