Tallulah Swirls is proud to present two fabulous shows Mavis & The Green Giant From Outer Space and Susie Sparkle...plus a wonderful Shadow Puppet performance, with workshops plus Bespoke Shadow Puppet Show plus her brand NEW SHOW "When Eggy Met Peggy"... plus work with pupils at Ashcombe Primary making Rod Puppets for a grand parade.
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Mavis And The Green Giant From Outer Space is suitable for children from ages 2yrs +
Susie Sparkle is suitable from ages 5yrs to infinity!
Both are performed from a bold & beautiful wooden booth. A show lasts approximately 40-45 minutes. Amy talks to the audience before a performance and then re-emerges from behind the booth, at the end, to allow them to look more closely at the puppets.
Posters designed by Amy Lloyd-Jones
Tallulah Swirls has sat an Egg on a wall and whisked up the classic tale of The Princess And The Pea into a tasty new show about growing your food, loving it and eating it ALL up!
Theatre trailer below or click here.
Tour so far includes: River Cottage Summer Fayre, Dorset, June 11th and 12th; Blaise Castle auditorium 26th July; Cornbury Festival July 1st, 2nd, 3rd July; Kings Theatre, Cheddar July 19th; Tobacco Factory Theatre "Prototype" Bristol Festival Of Puppetry August 28th.
Health & Local Foods Charity event in Axminster 10am October 7th; Electric Palace Theatre Bridport, December 18th...tickets on sale now; Little Angel Theatre, London March 10th, 2012
The Queen is working on her allotment. She has heard a rumour that some kind of fruit or vegetable (she’s not sure which), under a large pile of mattresses, will reveal a “true” princess for her dopey son. Of course the fresh produce need to be full and firm, to withstand such pressure, and what better way to discover the perfect specimen and trick them under all those mattresses than for the Queen to hold a Grand Talent Competition.
The carrot family and the rock ‘n rolling raspberry are thrilled to be contestants but will the sparkling Peggy the pea be so gullible?
Eggy is a lot smarter than Humpty Dumpty. He has big plans for when he falls off the wall and has made sure a frying pan will catch him. The fruit and veg are more than happy to join him in his passion for cooking but can he rescue them from the Queen… or will he be too late?
“Amy’s
disarming charm and oddball humour totally captivated the inner child of every
adult in the packed theatre”
Chris Pirie, Director of Green Ginger & Bristol Festival Of Puppetry
2011
“After
giggling throughout a performance I was determined to book the brilliant When
Eggy Met Peggy for the Electric Palace”
Gabrielle Rabbitts, Electric Palace Theatre, Bridport, Dorset
"Absolutely
fantastic show – wonderful mix of music, storytelling, art and theatre.
Creative, imaginative, interactive. The children were mesmerized and thoroughly
enjoyable for grown-ups too!"
Jane Messer, Teacher/Parent Acorns pre-school, Bath
"It
works for adults as well as children because it is very witty and totally
charming"
Katie Keeler, Theatre Bristol
"Wow!
What a fantastic puppet show. You really captured this young audiences’
attention – their faces lit up. Colourful, entertaining and imaginative. Loved
the music to!! Will pass on details at school"
Sarah Underwood, Reception teacher, Coombe Down Primary, Bath
To read more about what people think of "When Eggy Met Peggy" go to REVIEWS
Click: When Eggy Met Peggy website where you can see all the info for this production in one place..plus technical details and detailed descriptions.
This Production received development funding from 
SO MANY people to THANK for their help and advice on getting this show on the road!: I had tremendous support from Justin Stericker and our boys Theo and Arthur and Annie Scotland (SO much thanks!). Big thankyous to Eli Scotland (who created & stitched the wall!), Flora, Polly, Rach Bailey, Poppy, Ruth, Marylin, Loo Loo and Jammy. Dan and Rob at Bunkersoinx. All at Botany Art Studios, especially Xeena & Chloe. Katie Keeler & Olivia Winteringham at Theatre Bristol. Puppet Place folk Rachel, Chris, Alex and Corina. The Muppets. And to Dad (RIP) who brought me up on the great entertainers Harold Lloyd, Laurel & Hardy, Buster Keaton and Chaplin and, of course.. Road Runner..beep beep. We laughed SO muchxxxxxxxxx
Tallulah is also proud to present a New Shadow Puppet Show, with vocals and live music from professional story teller, Martin Maudsley. Funded by Find Your Talent, we have so far toured primary schools in North Somerset, performing a tale from the Arabian Nights "The Fisherman and The Genie", followed by a marvellous puppet making and storytelling workshop called "Storytelling with Shadow Puppets: Turning Stories Into Images and Images Into Stories"
The show was performed as a stand alone piece at River Cottage Autumn Fayre 2010.
Next stop for show/workshop is Blaise Primary School in November.
The Fisherman meets the Genie:
Backstage at River Cottage Autumn Fayre 2010:
Rehearsing in my kitchen:
Copyright
The Tallulah Swirls Puppet Theatre and all images on this website copyright Amy Lloyd-Jones. Please do not reproduce any image from this website without permission. Thankyou!
Photographs and Response to WORKSHOP "Storytelling with Shadow Puppets: Turning Stories Into Images and Images Into Stories"
Busy making and playing with shadow puppets at Burrington Primary School, Churchill, Somerset:
Pupils at kingshill Primary School, N Somerset, rehearsing their Shadow Puppet shows:
"I like the stripey patterns" Daisy
Backstage during a performance by pupils at Hannah Moore Primary, N Somerset:
"I liked making a puppet because I've never made one before" Maddy
"I am really happy because it was a good show" Joseph
Martin Maudsley, accompanying his storytelling with tunes from his Balalaika, and an example of a story board, by pupils at Hannah Moore:
Teacher Feedback from Hannah Moore Infant School, North Somerset:
"We've had two absolutely fantastic, wonderfully creative days. The children who I thought would be shy came out of their shells completely" Paula Barrat
"The structure of the two days was brilliant. The children really knew the characters in their heads when creating the stories...The children were very motivated and the resources were fantastic" Vicky, teaching assistant
Teacher Feedback from Kingshill C of E Primary, North Somerset:
"Thankyou for a fantastic day of shadow puppeteering! The children in my Reception class had such fun and learnt so much too. They responded really well to your puppet show and had fantastic ideas for their own characters and stories. The orginization of the day worked very well, with the children seeing and discussing puppets and props, then brainstorming ideas, then making puppets and scenes and finally performing to their parents. All the adults were amazed at the creativity the day generated. Hope to see you again next year."
Ali Yandall
"We had a great day and Year 1 are making paper bag puppets, which is a direct result of the day. The children loved preparing their shows and performing them to their families."
Sue Mitchell
Teacher Feedback from Brunel Site, Ashley Down Primary, Bristol:
"Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! What a wonderful day. Year 1 had a really fantastic day and they have learnt so much about puppet making and story telling (me too)! Thank you for spending the day with us and sharing your amazing skills, it was so much fun!"
Maeve Dorrian
Rod Puppet Making Workshop
Using recycled materials, with pupils of Ashcombe Primary, Weston Super Mare, for 'Find Your Talent' funded "Streetfest Parade", September 2010
Finished Jellyfish:
Jellyfish in action:
Giant sea monsters:
Busy making jellyfish:
Feedback from teachers:
"It was a fantastic, really creative day. The children we might have expected to misbehave produced some brilliant work! Children worked with others they wouldn't normally have interacted with." Mrs Biddlecombe, Year 4
"Everyone was definitely engrossed. There were generous quantities of materials available and the children had access to new and unusual resources. Great for them to have such freedom of choice with Amy providing endless enthusiasm, inspiration and encouragement." Helen Hale, Year 4
Bespoke Shadow Puppet Show for my Aunt's 60th
A clip from a shadow puppet show I created for my Aunt's 60th with assistance from fantastic illustrators and puppeteers: Nell Percival and Tom Buddle. There are 3 parts (watch below or click on link).
Laughing Aunt
