Event

Tea at the Palace

A peasant is brought to the Tsars court and charged with treason simply for making tea in a samovar. Meanwhile, the Tsar becomes smitten with a clever peasant girl when she arrives at court to request settlement of a dispute. To thwart the budding friendship, the Tsars meddlesome servants resort to ridiculous antics, but are defeated at their own game when the Tsarina-to-be solves a series of riddles.

Staged in Puppetmongers signature style with zest, humour and delightful ingenuity, the show features amazing pop-up scenery and an inventive array of puppets based on antique dolls and toys ranging from 6 inches to 6 feet tall!

Created and performed by Ann Powell and David Powell, directed by Sharon Weisbaum, and with exuberant music created and recorded by David Anderson and Nuno Cristo that draws on Russian songs and folk instrumentation, it is a sensory feast with something for everyone: children aged 5 to 12 in particular, and their adults.