presented by Wonderful Beast
Running time: 1 hour, no interval.
All welcome.
charity. comedy. family. live music. musical. opera. play.
Along with live music, a professional cast of actors, and eighty Suffolk primary school children of many different nationalities, Wonderful Beast brings to life a multi-lingual, musical adaptation of an Eastern European folktale.
“The farmer woke up, leapt to his feet and started to dance, as though his legs had a mind of their own...”
When he and his children are cruelly evicted from their house, a poor man is given a magic fiddle that makes anyone who hears it dance until they drop. This doesn’t do much for an empty stomach, so he also finds himself with a table that produces any food he can dream of. But how will these help him and his family reclaim their home? Follow his journey through misfortune and injustice in this uproarious, dance-filled production.
Balkan music fuels the action, from renowned musicians Bogdan Vacarescu, Meg-Rosaleen Hamilton and Martina Schwarz.
Cast: Martin Bonger, Rob Gildon, Hilary Greatorex, Matt Prendergast
with children from, Handford Hall, Holton and Snape primary schools
Choreographers: Anusha Subramanyam and Rosy May
Director: Emma Bernard
Creative Producer: Alys Kihl
About Wonderful Beast.
Wonderful Beast is the theatre company bringing myths, legends, folk and fairy tales to audiences of all ages, through drama, storytelling and dance. They believe that these stories are for everyone. They are committed to inclusivity and sharing their work with children and members of the community. All their productions have an outreach project attached – in this case, working with children aged 8-11 from the three local primary schools.
