A Children’s Show To Knock Your Socks Off

A Children’s Show To Knock Your Socks Off

THE ELVES AND THE SHOEMAKER are coming to The Court Theatre in a magical adaptation of the classic fairytale; the first children’s show in The Court’s new Addington theatre.

200 years after the Brothers Grimm first published their book of fairytales, Greg Cooper has adapted the popular story into a fun-filled holiday show featuring original music and songs by Hamish Oliver.

Director Elsie Edgerton-Till describes THE ELVES AND THE SHOEMAKER as “a show filled with heaps of fun, and magical in lots of ways. There’s the magic of the elves, mixed with the magic of theatre, with singing and dancing (and maybe a little juggling) thrown in for good measure.”

Jarred Skelton plays the Shoemaker and Lizzie Tollemache and Eli Matthewson play the elves (as as well as a variety of other characters). The cast and director are all members of The Court Jesters and are looking forward to providing plenty of audience participation Preparing the show for the stage has challenged The Court’s wardrobe department; every costume for the production has had to be made from scratch with resources in the Arts Centre remaining inaccessible. “We’ve had to create everything ourselves - from elves to Elvis,” says costume designer Emily Thomas, “creating thirteen costumes in less than two weeks has definitely put our new equipment to the test.”

THE ELVES AND THE SHOEMAKER runs from 18 – 28 January, with shows at 11am and 1pm Monday – Friday, and 11am Saturday. All tickets (adults and children) are $9.

THE ELVES AND THE SHOEMAKER Adapted by Greg Cooper Directed by Elsie Edgerton-Till Cast: Eli Matthewson, Jarred Skelton and Lizzie Tollemache Performance dates: 18 – 28 January 2012 Performance Times: 11am & 1pm Monday – Friday, 11am Saturday, no shows Sunday. Ticket prices: All tickets $9 Bookings:
The Court Theatre, Bernard St, Addington. Ph 963 0870 or book online at www.courttheatre.org.nz

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