The Musicians Of Bremen presented by The Rude Mechanical Theatre Company

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The Musicians Of Bremen presented by The Rude Mechanical Theatre Company

Time: April 8, 2010 at 2pm to April 9, 2010 at 2pm
Location: Chapter Arts Centre
Website or Map: http://www.therudemechanicalt…
Event Type: theatre, for, children
Organized By: Rowan Talbot
Latest Activity: Mar 10, 2010

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When: Thursday 8th April 2010 -> Friday 9th April 2010 - 2.00pm

Where: Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff



Theatre for Children presented by The Rudes Theatre for Children - The Rude Mechanical Theatre Company celebrating the creation of it's Cardiff office. Bringing its Commedia dell'Arte inspired style to Wales!

The Musicians Of Bremen - a lovely, tender and often hillarious tale with live music and fabulous puppets!!

"Consistently captivating"
The Independent on Sunday

"A brilliant inventive afternoon!"
Andy Graham, Rhodes Arts Complex,
Bishop Stortford (Musicians of Bremen - 2008)

"A very engaging and visual production!"
Gillian Christie, the Tricycle Theatre,
London (Musicians of Bremen - 2008)

"A musical, educational & enjoyable experience.
It put a smile on all the children’s faces"
- Charlene Low, Stratford Circus, London (Musicians of Bremen - 2008)

Bruno, a very fine, but old, donkey can’t pull Mother Weber’s cart anymore, so Farmer Weber, her husband, is going to boil him in a big pot to make him into glue, because his favourite rocking chair keeps falling apart. Bruno, who happens to be a fine guitarist, is a bit miffed about this, of course, so decides to run away to the city of wonderful tall spires, Bremen, to become a musician.

On his way he comes across a hound up a tree. Alberta, because that’s her name, is hiding from a pack of marauding foxes who are chasing her. Bruno points out that it should be the other way around, but Alberta says that she isn’t a very good fox hound because she much prefers to play her accordian all day. So Bruno suggests they go to Bremen together and form a duet.

Then, of all the silly things, they come across a very pretty cat called Cornelia who is scared of mice! Luckily, and rather coincidentally, it has to be said, she’s a musician, too. She plays the violin as brightly as all the stars in the night sky! So she joins them.

And then, just as they are about to set out into the forest, they hear a terrible hullabaloo. It’s Fritz a magnificent red rooster with an extremely loud voice. He’s crowing for his life because his mistress is going to make him into chicken pie. She’s fed up, you see, by being frightened to bits every morning. But the new found friends realise that with a voice that loud and with a bit of tuition Fritz could be an opera singer. So he too joins Bruno’s new band, The Musicians of Bremen - and what adventures they have, especially when they come across a posse of terrifying robbers - and a baby left all alone!

Tickets are available from Chapter Arts Centre 029 20311050 www.chapter.org/theatre

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