Last weekend was a really exciting week for the kids!  

We were invited to the Premiere of “A Brown Bear, A Moon, and a Caterpillar” by the Mermaid Theatre of Nova Scotia, Canada. Brought in by Act 3 International, this famous children’s theatre, once again introduced a production that really captivated the hearts of the 3-6yos present at the theatre.

If you have been reading children’s books within the last decade, you will definitely be familiar with books like “Brown Bear, Brown Bear, what do you see?” and “The very hungry Caterpillar”. They are all famous children’s books written by Eric Carle! In fact, when the kids watched the show, it was like they were being transported back to their bedrooms, and watching their favourite stories come to life!  

Using vibrant music and black light theatre, children will be memorized by the amazing puppetry, as their favourite stories are retold to them! My kids loved the stories and they were also fascinated by the fact that their clothes began to glow in the dark!

There was also a Questions and Answer time at the end of the show, and this really helped the kids understand how the “Magic” of the production was carried out! A big Thumbs up to theatre company for educating the kids on “How they did it!”,as the explanations really opened up the minds of the audience.  I definitely left the show more enriched after their explanations!  

If you want to catch the show with your family, you will be glad to know that the show will be running till the 29 July, 2012.

Date:
Weekends
14 July, 21 July, 28 July (Sat)
15 July, 22 July, 29 July (Sun)

Weekdays
17 July (Tue) to 20 July (Fri)
24 July (Tue) to 27 July (Fri)

Times:
Weekdays 9am, 11 am
Weekends 10:30am, 2:30pm and 4:30pm

Duration: 1 hour, no interval
Venue: Genexis Theatre, Fusionopolis,

Ticket prices:
Weekdays:
$25 for child or adult
$20 for side seats, child or adult
$85 Family Pack of 4 tickets to same show, same time *

Weekends:
$30 for child or adult
$25 for side seats, child or adult
$102 Family Pack of 4 tickets to same show, same time *

For more information, call ACT 3 International at (65) 6735 9986 or visit
www.act3international.com.sg. Tickets can be purchased at all Sistic outlets.

Last week, at the invitation of Act 3 International, we had the privilege to watch Hansel and Gretel on the weekend.

Produced by the highly creative Lyngo Theatre Company from the UK, Hansel and Gretel is produced for kids aged 4 and above.

It certainly was quite an experience for the kids, and I think Nicole benefitted the most from the production.

After the show, she kept going on… and on… and on…(I think you roughly get the idea) about how the play was done entirely by 2 people. First the women was gretel, and then she became the evil stepmother, and then she was gretel again…and then she was the evil witch. The good thing was that she grasped the range of characters performed by the 2 actors, and she thoroughly enjoyed the play

Nathan and Nadine definitely got the plot as well. When I walked to the car, I told them that they better keep up, or they would be left behind…the kids definitely walked faster.(Was just being naughty,and had to give them big hugs after that…)

If you are interested in  Children’s theatre, there is another play  that just started called “Egg and Spoon”. Tickets are available at the usual SISTIC outlets and the production runs from 6-11 March 2012.