THE MIGHT PRINCE & OTHER FABULOUS FABLES
The Mighty Prince and Other Fabulous Fables is a contemporary reworking of the ancient Jataka Tales
Monkey tries to wind up Buffalo. Pigeon saves Ant from disaster. Tortoise’ big mouth leads to a smelly fate. Little Hare scares Deer, Ox, Tiger and Elephant until Lion steps in. And thePrince is indeed mighty but is he mightier than the Giant?
Based on stories for children told by the Buddha, each fable has a simple moral for young hearts and minds. Open Sky bring these two thousand-year-old stories to life using a happy mix of rhyme, movement, live music, song and puppetry. And they’re funny too.
Two performers, five stories and a host of bugs, birds, animals and magical creatures!
An enchanting family show for ages 3+.
LIVE THEATRE. 50MINS.
AUDIENCE RESPONSE
CAST
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JENNY MAY-WHILE
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CLAIRE COACHÉ
CREW
Written by Lisle Turner
Co-created and performed by
Claire Coaché & Jenny-May While
Puppetry Directed by Yngvild Aspeli
Outside Eye by Ben Samuels
Puppets created by Polina Borisova
Costumes by Juliet Blamey
Set & Lighting Design by Ben Hughes
Music by Leo More
Produced by Open Sky
Production Photography by Lisle Turner
Funded by Arts Council England National Lottery Grants for the Arts with financial support from The Elmley Foundation.
PRODUCTION HISTORY
2014
23 Nov, Little Birch Village Hall, Herefordshire
26 Nov, St Andrew's Primary School, Worcester
2 Dec, Pengreen Children's Centre, Corby
3 Dec, St Peter's Centre, Peterchurch, Herefordshire
10 Dec, Marlbrook School, Hereford
2015
21 Jan, Streetsbrook Infant and Nursery School Solihull
23 Jan, Steiner Academy Hereford
27 Jan, Hereford College of Arts
14 Feb, Courtyard Centre for the Arts, Hereford
22 Mar, Rainbows Nursery, Hereford
18 July, LATITUDE FESTIVAL Suffolk
19 Sept, Market Theatre Ledbury
3 Oct, Canada Water Culture Space, London
9 Oct, Sheepscombe Village Hall (Air in G), Gloucestershire
10 Oct, Globe, Hay-on-Wye
18 Oct, Albany Deptford, London
24 Oct, St Barts, Reading, Berkshire
28 Oct, Courtyard Family Festival Workshops, Hereford
29 Oct, Ludlow Shropshire
14 Nov, Birch Hall Arts Alive, Steiner Academy, Much Dewchurch
29 Nov, Hay Winter Festival
13 Dec, Malvern Cube
2016
29 Jan, Thurlbear and Trull Schools, Taunton (InspirED), Somerset
16 Feb, Black Country Touring, West Bromwich
19 Feb, WEM Town Hall, Shropshire
21 Feb, Kingsland Village Hall, Herefordshire
12 Mar, New Wolsey Studio, Ipswich
12 April, St James CofE Primary, Hereford
3 Sept, Nepal Youth Foundation Festival, Stanwick, Northants
10 Oct, Beeline Storytelling Festival, Worcester University