The Further Adventures of the Owl and the Pussy cat...The Further Adventures of the Owl and the...
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The Further Adventures of
the Owl and the Pussy-cat
This is a visual story for audiences with autism, Asperger’s, Sensory
Processing Disorder, learning disabilities and other associated
conditions. It contains information and pictures to prepare you for
your visit to the theatre.
If you have any questions about your theatre visit, please contact the theatre.
Visual Story
The Show
The show lasts for approx. 45 minutes and does not have an interval.
There are 2 puppeteers in the show. The puppeteers also narrate and sing.
The show is a mixture of live dialogue, recorded music and live songs.
This show is based on the book written by Julia Donaldson and illustrated by
Charlotte Voake. The book is a sequel to Edward Lear’s classic poem. The full
poem and more information can be found in the Education Pack that ac-
companies this show, as well as online.
The Owl and the Pussy-cat sailed away
In a beautiful blue balloon.
They took some jam, and a honey-roast ham,
Which they ate with their runcible spoon.
The Story:
When their beautiful golden ring is stolen, the Owl and the Pussy-cat must travel far from the safety of the Bong-tree glade as their search for the thief leads them across the sea, to the Chankly Bore and beyond.
Find out what these two beloved characters did next and join them on a journey
through a nonsensical land full of adventure.
Age guidance:
The Further Adventures of the Owl and the Pussy-cat is aimed at ages 3 – 8.
Younger children can enjoy the puppetry and visual imagery, and there is
nonsense poetry and an epic journey across foreign lands for slightly older
children to follow. There is nothing obviously scary in this show, but the unusual
characters have not been designed to appeal to very small children, and they
may have difficulty following the narrative.
Photo Credit: Ellie Kurttz
The Characters
There are two performers in the show. Sometimes they sing and narrate
without puppets.
All of the other characters in the show are puppets. Some of the characters have
more than one puppet to represent them. This is because they might be different
sizes throughout the show.
Owl
Pussy-cat
Performers
Crow
The Pobble who
has no toes
You will also see some other small characters that are
represented by puppets:
Pig Jumblies Cat
The Set
When you come into the theatre you can look above your head and you will see
some lights. You will also see coloured lanterns.
When you enter the theatre this is
how the stage will be set.
The two performers will be on
stage while the audience arrive
and sit down.
The main pieces of set you will see
include a green boat, trees, woven
baskets and lanterns.
Sometimes the stage will be darker like
in this picture. These darker scenes only
last a few minutes.
The Show
In this section special alerts are written in blue ink.
When it’s time for the show to start the lights dim and music plays.
The performers sing a poem in the form
of a song with recorded music, but it is
not very loud.
For a little part of the song, one
performer plays a guitar while they sing.
The Owl and the Pussy-cat need a ring
so they can get married. They meet a
pig who has a ring on the end of his
nose, so they buy it for a shilling and
get married.
The sound of waves is played while they
sail in the boat and the lights get darker
for a short time while the trees are
moved.
The owl flies around the trees as the cat
climbs them. Soft music plays.
The Owl and the Pussy-cat sit on the tree
branch together. They tie their ring with
red string in a bow on the end of the
Pussy-cats tail. They go to sleep.
The crow appears. It dances and looks around.
There is a change in the music here. The crow
makes some loud cawing sounds, but they don’t
last for very long.
The crow unravels the bow from the Pussy-cats
tail and flies off with the ring in its beak.
The lights change to represent daylight.
The Owl and the Pussy-cat wake up and
they see that the ring is gone. They look
around for it.
The set changes and little versions of the
Owl, the Pussy-cat, the trees and hills
appear. They sit and weep in the shade of
the bong tree glade.
The owl sings The Songs of Terrible
Wrongs with recorded music.
After the song, the Owl and the Pussy-cat
decide to travel in search of the thief who
took their ring.
Recorded music plays. It is not very loud.
A hot air balloon is made from the little boat and one
of the coloured lanterns. The Owl and the Pussy-cat
sail away in the blue balloon.
The lights turn dark blue and a sheet of
material is put up to represent the sea.
The crow flies around in the distance as
they continue sailing in the blue balloon.
The lights turn dark red and recorded
wind noises are played. The wind is also
represented by ribbons on a stick that
are twirled around by the performer.
Recorded thunder noises are played.
They are not overly loud but you can
cover your ears if you want.
The lights flash a few times.
The Owl and the Pussy-cat sail above
the Jumblies in their sieve.
The performers sing a song all about
the Jumblies. The song has recorded
music and some recorded backing
singing.
There are some music and light changes.
The sailing blue balloon settles down and white
doves fly around above it.
The Owl and the Pussy-cat search for the ring from
autumn to spring, until they arrive at Chankly Bore.
The crow weeps and cries quite loudly. You can
cover your ears if you want.
The Owl and the Pussy-cat find the crow
crying. The crow tells the truth and
explains that he took the ring and sold it
to the Pobble who has no toes.
The Owl and the Pussycat let the crow
know that it is ok and say goodbye.
There is a song here all about the
Pobble who has no toes. The song has
recorded music and live singing.
The lights turn blue and recorded
music plays. A sheet of material is put
back up to represent the sea.
The little Owl and Pussy-cat sail off in
the blue balloon again in search of the
Pobble. They pass the doves again
and wave hello.
Throughout the journey, the set
changes quietly.
The Owl and Pussy-cat meet the
Pobble and the black cat. The Pobble is
wearing the ring on his little finger. They
wonder how they will ever get the ring
back now!
The Owl and the Pussy-cat fly in their
blue balloon to see the doves.
Recorded music plays.
They sit in a tree and call out to the
doves who land on the branches around
them. The doves perform a beautiful
weaving dance.
Recorded music plays as ribbons are
twirled around.
The doves finish the weaving dance.
They have knitted a pair of red gloves!
The Owl and the Pussy-cat thank the
doves and take the red gloves. They fly
off in their blue balloon again/
The lights go down and the theatre goes
quite dark. This doesn’t last very long.
The lights come back up.
The Owl and the Pussy-cat give the Pobble
the red gloves. He puts them on one at a time.
The Pobble claps, but not very loud.
He hops and dances with joy!
The Pobble willingly swaps the ring for the
gloves. The Owl and the Pussy-cat finally
have their ring back!
Recorded music plays as the little Owl
and Pussy-cat sail back in their blue
balloon.
The Owl and the Pussy-cat sit in their
boat. The crow comes over and they let
him in before they sail away together.
The lights dim down.
The lights come back up.
The Owl and the Pussy-cat unpack the
balloon and prepare for a party.
One at a time, the Jumblies, turkey, pig,
doves, Pobble and the crow join the
Owl and the Pussy-cat at their table.
The performers sing a poem.
The Owl and the Pussy-cat dine with
the Jumblies, turkey, pig, doves, Pobble
and crow and they are all delightfully
happy!
The lights go down. This is the end
of the show.
The lights come back up and the show is now finished.
The audience will clap as the puppets and puppeteers take a bow.
You can clap too if you want to.
When the bows are finished they will leave the stage.
We hope you enjoyed the show!