[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”5741″ img_size=”full”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1613843552550{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]The Miller and His Wife will be available to stream online from April 14 to 28! Enjoy Puppetmongers Theatre’s first play (1974) joined by its sequel (1976), and beautifully filmed in 2014.
Two robust yet modest folktales about trickery and power tell the story of how a miller and his wife lead their family from rustic poverty to middle class comfort. The play has toured Canada and the USA, Britain, Continental Europe and Iran, tickling the imaginations of family audiences everywhere.
“An hour of storytelling bliss… the show glows with Puppetmongers’ inimitable combination of wit and childlike humour, simplicity and sophistication.” -Christopher Hoile, Stage Door
Your Pay-What-You-Can ticket donation will go to support Puppetmongers Theatre’s groundbreaking puppet theatre and our workshops, collaborations and training and mentorship initiatives. A charitable tax receipt will automatically be issued for your full contribution.
Thank you for your generosity! We are so grateful for your support in these strange times
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REVIEWS
Superbly refined and hilariously detached. The Corcoran Museum, Washington DC
One of the outstanding puppet companies in the world today. Puppetry Journal, USA
What they did was simply… That’s where I get all hung up. All the superlatives would belie the nuances and subtleties of Friday night’s performance by Puppetmongers. The words would be too large, too broad. Because what this brother and sister team did with the art of puppetry was delicious. It really was like eating your favourite dessert — you loved every morsel, every tidbit, and, when you were finished, you wanted more. Their performance was at once funny and serious, light and substantial, old and new. In both stories they performed — The Miller and The Miller’s Wife, they showed a fine comic sense, combining puns, grand farce and wry wit to marvelous effect. Their timing was superb, their characterizations complete in every respect. The actual creation of the puppets shows a versatility and imagination second to none. They led off the evening with a demonstration, not an unusual practice. However, they turned even this into something quite special. They took you on an exploration that was both magical and practical. It really served as an appetizer to the main course, revealing just what was really in store for you. I recommend highly that you see the performance. It is truly a show the whole family can enjoy and it is certainly a chance to see puppetry practiced at its finest. Edmonton Journal
AWARDS
Citation of Excellence in the Art of Puppetry from UNIMA-USA
PLAYED AT
Theatre Passe Muraille Back Space, Tarragon Theatre Spring Arts Fair, Mariposa Folk Festivals, Schools and Libraries all over Ontario, and lots of other places that we’ve unfortunately forgotten…
Center for Puppetry Arts, Georgia; Puppeteers of America Festival, California; ASSITEJ Tour of Wales, UK; Battersea Arts Centre, UK; DIP Festival, Germany; Tehran Puppet Festival, Iran.[/mk_toggle][mk_fullwidth_slideshow images=”3190,3128,3111,1121,1008,1019,1018,513,1027″ stretch_images=”true”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][mk_button corner_style=”rounded” size=”medium” icon=”mk-icon-angle-right” icon_anim=”side” url=”https://www.canadahelps.org/en/charities/puppetmongers-theatre/events/the-miller-and-his-wife/” target=”_blank” align=”center” bg_color=”#184848″]Reserve Now[/mk_button][/vc_column][/vc_row]
