The Brothers Grimm @ Storyory

Hansel and Gretel with Music from the Opera

Bertie — Sat, 01 Dec 2012 13:38:18 +0000

Our extra-special production brings you a delightful introduction to opera. Our production of Hansel and Gretel by Englebert Humperdinck is specially crafted for children but anyone who loves music will delight in it.

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King Thrushbeard

Bertie — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 09:26:44 +0000

By the Brothers Grimm. The tale of a proud and haughty princess who refuses to marry because no man is good enough for her.

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The Brave Little Tailor

Bertie — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 20:29:38 +0000

A tailor kills seven flies with one blow and boasts to the world of his strength. And then, by his cunning, he proves to giants and kings that he is indeed able to take on the mighty.

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The Dragon and His Grandmother

Bertie — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 07:59:20 +0000

A fairy tale with some tricky riddles

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The White Snake

Bertie — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 23:23:26 +0000

A servant gains the power to understand the speech of fish, birds, animals and insects. He is kind and does favours to various creatures, and they help him in return.

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Old Sultan

Bertie — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 08:49:56 +0000

Old Sultan is a faithful dog who has served his master for many years. Now he is old the master thinks there is no need to keep him any more. Fortunately his friend the wolf has a plan to save him.

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The Golden Goose

Bertie — Mon, 12 May 2008 05:29:17 +0000

An amusing tale about a boy whose parents called him "Dummy" - but he can't have been that much of a dummy because he found a golden goose and made the grandest people of the town look like fools.

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The Elves and the Shoemaker

Bertie — Sun, 16 Dec 2007 20:37:45 +0000

A shoemaker was terribly poor and had just enough money to buy leather for one pair of shoes. A Christmas story with elves - guaranteed to delight children.

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The Six Swans

Bertie — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 22:25:43 +0000

A princess comes to the rescue of her brothers who have been turned into six swans. She has to contend with not only a wicked step-mother, but a wicked mother-in-law too.

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Rapunzel

Bertie — Sun, 21 Oct 2007 18:20:14 +0000

Quite a few of the classic fairy tale themes: the maiden in the tower, the baby taken at birth by a wicked witch, an enchanted but forbidden garden - and the iconic image of a maiden lowering her long tresses of golden hair down to her prince.

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The Town Musicians of Breman

Bertie — Sun, 26 Aug 2007 19:18:54 +0000

This amusing story by the Brothers Grimm is about four farm animals who believe they can earn a good living as musicians. But it isn't really by the sweetness of their barking, braying, mewing, and cockle-doodle-doing that gets their supper.

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The Frog Prince

Bertie — Sat, 16 Jun 2007 18:36:05 +0000

A beautiful princess loses her ball down the well. A frog offers to fetch it for her, if only she promise that he can be her friend. The princess tries to break her promise, but the frog persists.

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Rumpelstiltskin

Bertie — Sun, 18 Mar 2007 20:55:45 +0000

Rumpelstiltskin, magical, wild, and full of rage, comes to the aid of a young girl who is given the impossible task of weaving straw into gold. She makes him a rash promise, which she finds hard to keep.

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The Golden Fish

Bertie — Sun, 27 Aug 2006 17:53:15 +0000

A poor fisherman pulls a golden fish out of the sea. When it speaks, he throws it back. His wife is furious, and demands that the magic fish grant them a wish, and then another wish, and then another wish. A story of greed and over-reaching ambition.

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Snow White

Bertie — Mon, 31 Jul 2006 22:08:32 +0000

The tale of Snow White features one of the most fabulous baddies of all time in the form of the Wicked Queen, vainly peering into her mirror and asking - Who is the fairest of us all? Her motivations of vanity and envy are so very human, and that is what gives the tale its power.

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The Cat and the Mouse in Partnership

Bertie — Mon, 17 Apr 2006 13:42:54 +0000

If you have ever been tempted to be greedy, you will have just a little sympathy with the cunning cat of this story, even though she is certainly bad. Every time she thinks about being naughty, she persuades herself with a little excuse that rings true to life.

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Hansel and Gretel

Bertie — Thu, 12 Jan 2006 17:28:41 +0000

A scary story that plays on a child's fear of being abandoned by parents, and getting lost in the woods. But children love the way that the young heroes outwit the wicked witch and triumph over evil.

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