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The Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD) has invited Fantasy Puppet Theatre to perform "Fruit Story" - the intriguing tale of seven fruits. Endearing puppets, sweet music and colourful stage sets will keep children and parents enthralled throughout the show.
Fruit Story follows the tale of seven kinds of fruit, each with its own taste and personality. The seven fruits accidentally find themselves stranded in the wilderness and try to establish a "fruit village". After a good start, trouble arrives in the form a big bird which often attacks the village. Will the fruits survive? Can they ride out the storm together? Played out simply but carrying important life lessons, Fruit Story shows the importance of mutual understanding between friends.
Established in 2005, Fantasy Puppet Theatre works with a wide range of techniques to produce original puppet shows for children and their parents.
Details of the programmes are as follow:
November 25 and 26 (Friday and Sunday) 8pm
November 27 (Sunday) 2.30pm and 4.30pm
Exhibition Gallery, Tsuen Wan Town Hall
December 2 and 3 (Friday and Saturday) 8pm
December 4 (Sunday) 4.30pm
Exhibition Gallery, Tuen Mun Town Hall
December 9 and 10 (Friday and Saturday) 8pm
December 11 (Sunday) 2.30pm and 4.30pm
Exhibition Hall, Sheung Wan Civic Centre
"Fruit Story" by Fantasy Puppet Theatre (performed in Cantonese) is one of the attractions of the "Cheers!" Series. Tickets priced from $100 to $120 are now available at all URBTIX outlets, on the Internet and by credit card telephone booking. Half-price tickets are available for senior citizens aged 60 or above, people with disabilities and their minders, full-time students and Comprehensive Social Security Assistance (CSSA) recipients (limited tickets for CSSA recipients available on a first-come, first-served basis). A maximum discount of 20 per cent is offered for the "Cheers!" Series and group booking. Please refer to the programme leaflet for details.
For programme enquiries, call 2268 7323(LCSD) or 3520 3172 (Fantasy Puppet Theatre); for ticketing enquiries, call 2734 9009; for credit card telephone bookings, call 2111 5999; for Internet bookings, visit www.urbtix.hk; for more information, visit www.lcsd.gov.hk/CE/CulturalService/Programme/en/multi_arts/00000309.html .
Other "Cheers!" Series programmes include "The Puppet Ballet - The Little Mermaid" by Guangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu Puppet Troupe of China; "An Evening of Ballet Music" by the Hong Kong Symphony Orchestra; "A Concert of Popular Chinese Music" by the Hong Kong City Chinese Orchestra"; "The Snowman & The Bear" by City Chamber Orchestra of Hong Kong; "The Adventures of Alvin Sputnik: Deep Sea Explorer" by Weeping Spoon Productions (Australia); "A Fantastic Journey @ X'mas" by Jumbo Kids Theatre; "HKOS 2011 X'mas Concert: A Thankful Christmas" by Hong Kong Oratorio Society; "Heroic Boys" by Guangzhou Acrobatic Troupe of China; Red Star Red Army Chorus (Russia); "ONIONOISE" by The Vegetable Orchestra (Austria) and "The Little Snowman & Sunflower II" by Make Friends With Puppet. Please check the programme leaflet for details.
Additionally, there will be the "Puppetry Workshop For Fruit Story" (conducted in Cantonese) for audience of age 3 or above, details are as follow:
November 26 (Saturday) 4.30pm
Exhibition Gallery, Tsuen Wan Town Hall
December 4 (Sunday) 2.30pm
Exhibition Gallery, Tuen Mun Town Hall
December 10 (Saturday) 4.30pm
Exhibition Hall, Sheung Wan Civic Centre
Ticket price: $35 (Standard ticket price. Each ticket admits one person only)
Ends/Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Issued at HKT 10:01
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