The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse (LITTLE VENICE)

The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse

By Puppet Theatre Barge

In this gentle and heart-warming tale, The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse pay each other a visit. The down-to-earth life of the countryside challenges the Town Mouse, while the hustle and bustle of the city is enough to overwhelm the Country Mouse. Aesop’s classic fable is told with rod puppets, an original score and nursery rhymes to sing along to

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Duration 45mins no interval

Age recommendation 3 - 7

This show has a storyline that can be followed and enjoyed by 3-4-year olds including some nursery rhymes and fun visuals but also uses some slightly more complex ideas, humour, dialogue and song lyrics that older children might get more out of. There is nothing really scary in this show but it does use dramatic music and lighting, for example the theatre will go dark during the performance which some children might find unsettling and the characters may face some perils. Please have a look at the trailer for the show to get an idea of the tone.

All ages are welcome at our shows and age ranges can only be a rough guide, but please bear in mind that The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse was not specially designed for under-threes. A show aimed at two-year olds would have some differences – those shows are carefully made to hold their attention for the duration, and not to be unsettling for them. If you do bring under threes to the show, we ask that you take them out if they become upset or distracted so as not to effect the enjoyment of the rest of the audience.