We perform educational puppet shows in French-English, Italian-English, German-English or entirely in English.

The shows are especially crafted for school students learning a new language. The stories are based on original tales that we adapt for puppetry.
Our traditional characters and stories give the students an opportunity to enjoy and understand the diversity of cultures around the world.
Class preparation material can simply be downloaded from our site. These resourses are provided to help teachers and students to get the most out of our shows.
They also perform for private functions, festivals and special events.

The Theatre originated in Paris and has been performing in Australia since 1994. Their objective is to encourage and promote the study of French, Italian and German languages via the medium of puppetry.

Requirements 3 student desks Access to a power point, White board or dividing screen

How long does it take?
One hour to put up the theatre.
One hour show (50 minute show + 10 minute question time)
45 minutes to dismantle the theatre.
Venues.
At your School, in a theatre, a hall, a gymnasium, a double class room, or on an open area. At Festivals, in libraries, at social clubs, fetes.

Our Audience
Kindergarten, Primary Schools – All Levels. , Secondary Schools – generally from year 7 to 10.

Childrens 223A-The Princess and the Toad-Melbourne

A princess inadvertently drops her golden ball in a well. The Toad, lord of the haunt, brings it back to her on the condition that she befriends him. She agrees, thinking that she will never set her eyes upon him until one day… someone knocks at the door.

Childrens 223B-Hans and The Witch Nettle-Melbourne

Based on the story of Hansel and Gretel, this is the story of little Hans who one day while wandering in the forest with his sister Greta, gets lost. The nasty witch Nettle finds him and brings him back to her house, intending to force feed him and turn him into a “fat Hans sausage”. Fortunately the good fairy of the forest comes along.

Childrens 223C-Jungle Book-Melbourne

Once upon a time Mowgli, a little Indian boy and his sister Rosa went to the rain forest to find the magical leaves that could cure their sick mother when suddenly Mowgli gets lost. Macan the tiger finds him and brings him back to his den. But then a snake appears and hypnotises Moogli… All could have gone terribly wrong but for the ingenious idea of Pipo the wise monkey and his companion Mister Frog, the best cook in the forest. In order to rescue Mowgli, he has to organize a banquet.

Childrens 223D-The Beauty and The Beast -Melbourne

Beauty’s family is ruined! In order to repay his debts Beauty’s father, advised by his jealous sister, decides to marry off his daughter to the neighbour: Ernest Pot-au-Feu (or) Minestrone (or) Sauerkraut. Beauty desperate and angry chooses to disobey her father. Suddenly a new character appears: Mister Lucifer, the devil himself. He befriends her and persuades her to marry his master by proxy. Only too late does Beauty realize that she has married a beast! Fortunately she meets a baron who arrives at the castel and saves her from the beast. Only then does she realise that he is Ernest’s cousin!

Childrens 223E-Cinderella -Melbourne

Cinderella lives with her stepmother, Mrs Dragon and her stepsister Pearl. Both never miss an occasion to give her lots of work and sorrow. Cinderella is very unhappy until one day, with the help of her friend, Izidor the monkey she meets Prince Baltazar. The prince is giving a ball in order to choose a wife. But how could Cinderella possibly attend with so much work to do and without a proper dress? With a little help from her fairy-god mother Cinderella will succeed in meeting the prince again, but only on one condition: she has to be back before midnight…

Childrens 223F-Aladdin and The Magic Lamp-Melbourne

Since the death of his father, Aladdin and his mother have had a very difficult life, until one day a mysterious uncle appears. He advises Aladdin on how to become rich by fetching an old lamp left in a tomb. From now on Aladdin’s life is about to change… He will escape the clutches of the nasty magician Mustaphus Pocus and will encounter love in a chance meeting with Sheerazade. Invited to the palace by the Sultan, Aladdin will once again face the evil Magician, disguised this time as the Sultan’s Grand Vizir…

Childrens 223G-Puss in Boots-Melbourne

Before passing away, the father of three sons asks them to share his belongings. The oldest receives the mill, the second receives the donkey and the youngest inherits… the cat! Little does he know that this cat is about to make his fortune. Mister Puss asks only for one condition; his master has to offer him a pair of boots. From now on the life of our two friends is about to change. Mister Puss befriends the king by offering him some of his hunting booty. He then proposes to introduce his master, who he has now renamed: the Marquis de Carabas to the king and his daughter Isabella. Who thought it could be an obstacle? Certainly not Mister Puss who can resolve any problem. Mr Puss you are definitely a very clever cat!

Childrens 223H-Sindbad and the Enchanted Horse-Melbourne

In the kingdom of Abyssinia the Queen of Shiba is celebrating her birthday when suddenly a mysterious man named Amar appears with an enchanted horse. Intrigued, the queen asks her son Sindbad to ride it. He suddenly takes off with the horse before realising that he doesn’t know how to land…. The horse brings him to an unknown country and suddenly stops in front of a palace, where there live the beautiful princess Lala and her parrot Papageno…Come and discover an odyssey of love and adventures in: Sindbad and the enchanted horse!