Puppet Shows

Far&Wide currently has three shows that are touring. These are solo performances that combine storytelling and puppet theatre. They are aimed at primary school and family audiences. Each show is based around a tale from a different part of the world. They last 45 minutes and some are suitable for outdoors.

THE FOUR ABDALLAHS

A story of eastern generosity. This Arabian Tale tells of a fisherman who is down on his luck and is helped by a baker. When he follows his wife's advice and fishes in a different place he nets a merman….from then on his life is transformed. This story also tells how Joe Push, the travelling storyteller met up with Mia, the far and wide cat, who has many strange tales and many special powers.

FEATHER TOES

A Native American myth about the origin of stories. A clumsy orphan boy is shunned by his tribe and passes his days dreaming of flying. Indeed it is in a dream that his dream comes true and he is blown by the wind high up onto a magic mountain. The old man in the rock gives him a gift and so the boy finds his power and becomes the first storyteller. This story also tells how Joe Push first found out how to tell stories and to listen with his heart.

A SACKFUL OF SOUL

Traditional Jewish tales about a city of fools. This show is a connected series of tales about the city of Chelm where everyone is a fool. Just like Innuits have many words for snow, in Yiddish there are many words for fools. Just imagine if the government and all the people always did the most foolish thing they could…in Chelm they do! This tale tells how the fools got to Chelm , how they fought a nearby village for no good reason with their kitchen implements and a fiendish plot to capture the moon. It also features Leonardo de Mish Mash the self-styled greatest painter in the 'voyld' who tries to escape Chelm so he can paint wise pictures