"A brilliant inventive afternoon!"
Andy Graham, Rhodes Arts Complex,
Bishop Stortford (Musicians of Bremen - 2008)
"A very engaging and visual production!"
Gillian Christie, the Tricycle Theatre,
London (Musicians of Bremen - 2008)
"A musical, educational & enjoyable experience.
It put a smile on all the children’s faces"
- Charlene Low, Stratford Circus, London (Musicians of Bremen - 2008)
The story
Bruno, a very fine, but old, donkey can’t pull Mother Weber’s cart anymore, so Farmer Weber, her husband, is going to boil him in a big pot to make him into glue, because his favourite rocking chair keeps falling apart. Bruno, who happens to be a fine double bass player, is a bit miffed about this, of course, so decides to run away to the city of wonderful tall spires, Bremen, to become a jazz musician.
On his way he comes across a hound up a tree. Alberta, because that’s her name, is hiding from a pack of marauding foxes who are chasing her. Bruno points out that it should be the other way around, but Alberta says that she isn’t a very good fox hound because she much prefers to play her saxophone all day. So Bruno suggests they go to Bremen together and form a duet.
Then, of all the silly things, they come across a very pretty cat called Cornelia who is scared of mice! Luckily, and rather coincidentally, it has to be said, she’s a musician, too. She plays the flute as brightly as all the stars in the night sky! So she joins them.
And then, just as they are about to set out into the forest, they hear a terrible hullabaloo. It’s Fritz a magnificent red rooster with an extremely loud voice. He’s crowing for his life because his mistress is going to make him into chicken pie. She’s fed up, you see, by being frightened to bits every morning. But the new found friends realise that with a voice that loud and with a bit of tuition Fritz could be an opera singer. So he too joins Bruno’s new band, The Musicians of Bremen - and what adventures they have, especially when they come across a posse of terrifying robbers - and a baby left all alone!
Feb 2010
Thur 18 Feb - 3.00 & 7.00 The Plough Arts Centre, Great Torrington 01805-624624 http://www.plough-arts.org
Fri 19th Feb - 3.00 The Flavel Arts Centre, Dartmouth 01803-839530 http://www.theflavel.org.uk
Sat 20 Feb - 2.30 Barry Memorial Theatre 01446-738622 http://www.memorialhalltheatre.co.uk
Mon 22nd Feb - Tues 2nd Mar - Tour of British Army Bases in Germany and German Theatres
Mar 2010
Sat 6th Mar - 2.30 Marine Theatre, Lyme Regis 01297-442138 http://www.marinetheatre.com
Sun 7 Mar - 2.00 Komedia, Brighton 0845-2938480 http://www.komedia.co.uk
Fri 12 Mar - 4.00 The Pavilion, Burwash Common 01323 501260 Book online
Sat 13 Mar - 1.30 Spring Arts Centre, Havant 023-92472700 http://www.thespring.co.uk
Wed 17th Mar - 10.30 The Bacon Theatre, Cheltenham 01242-258002 http://www.bacontheatre.co.uk
Thur 18th Mar - 11.00 and 2.00 Wyeside Arts Centre, Builth Wells 01982-552555http://www.wyeside.co.uk
Sat 20 Mar - 10.30 Bexhill High School 01323 501260 Book online
Sat 20 Mar - 3.00 Rye College 01323 501260 Book online
Sun 21 Mar - 2.30 Astley Hall, Maidstone Book online
Apr 2010
Wed 7 Apr - 2.00 Ammanford Miners Theatre 0845-2263510 http://www.carmarthenshiretheatres.co.uk
Thur 8 Apr - 2.00 Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff 029 20311050 http://www.chapter.org/theatre
Fri 9 Apr - 2.00 Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff 029 20311050 http://www.chapter.org/theatre
Tue 20 Apr - 4.30 The Martlets Hall, Burgess Hill 01323 501260 Book online
Thur 22 Apr - 4.30 The Weald School, Billingshurst 01323 501260 Book online
Fri 23 Apr - 4.00 Shoreham Centre 01323 501260 Book online
Sat 24th Apr - 3.00 The Space Arts Centre, Stroud 01453-767576http://www.the-space.org
Sun 25th Apr - 11.00 & 2.00 The Tobacco Factory, Bristol 0117-9020344 http://www.tobaccofactory.com
