This new, entertaining and innovative play Puppets In!... Holiday Stories introduces audiences to Harold, Rose, Charlie and Wendell, four engaging storytellers who just happen to be LIFE SIZE PUPPETS! The performance takes the audience on a journey through many lands and cultures reminding us of the wisdom of children, sharing of good fortune, kindness, consideration and caring for others. Our unique cast of characters tell stories such as “Sody Soleratus”, “The Emperor’s New Clothes”, “Henny Penny” or “Two of Everything” all topped off with a seasonal favourite “The Gift of the Magi” by O’Henry – a wonderful story that celebrates the gift of giving in all traditions.

Something from Nothing is a Dora Mavor Moore Award-winning tale of a boy’s special relationship with his grandfather. Joseph cherishes the baby blanket his grandfather made him. As Joseph grows older, his grandfather faithfully “snips, snips, snips” the blanket into a wonderful coat, then a vest, then a tie, a kerchief and finally a button. One day the button is lost and a distraught Joseph pleads with his grandfather to create a new button. Grandpa tells Joseph that he cannot make “something from nothing” but Joseph realizes that there is one more thing he can make himself…a wonderful story! This delightful theatrical rendition of the much loved children’s book by Phoebe Gilman is brought to life with the use of music, dance, drama and wonderful puppetry.

C’est l’histoire fort touchante du lien spécial qui existe entre un jeune garçon et son grand-père. Cette pièce fait découvrir aux enfants que la source du bonheur se trouve le plus souvent dans les choses les plus simples et que c’est dans la famille qu’une communauté trouve sa véritable force. Ce spectacle est une adaptation théâtrale avec marionnettes du livre pour jeunes écrit par l’auteure célèbre Phoebe Gilman.