The Fisher-Knight's Tale
In Autumn 2016, I received a grant from Arts Council England to develop my first puppet show, The Fisher-Knight's Tale, under company name Wild Toy Theatre which toured throughout 2017.
About the Show:
Suitable for children aged 5 and up, The Fisher-Knight's Tale is a ‘pop-up’ adventure for intimate settings. Meet Laura, the Fisher-Knight! She is brave, she is bold, and she is armed with a fishing rod! Laura is on a perilous quest to save the River Kingdom from floods. But where have all the fish gone!? And who is cutting down all the trees?
Creative Team:
Designer, maker and puppeteer: Sarah Vigars
www.sarahvigarsart.com
Director: John Roberts
Artistic Director of Puppetcraft
Writer: Sara Hurley
Storyteller with Isabella’s Story Cycle
Set builder: Jack Stiling
Inventor at Stiling’s Workshop
Puppeteer: Zenna Tagney
Artist and Puppeteer
Musical Director: Kaile Lucas
Actor/Musician with In the Bellows
Testimonials:
"The Fisher-Knight's Tale captivated our audience of young and very young children with its puppetry, music and story-telling. The additional craft activity run alongside the performance only served to engage the children further with the performance and its themes. Wild Toy Theatre come highly recommended from us" - Crediton Library (Devon)
"Adults and children of all ages were spellbound throughout ‘The Fisher Knight’s Tale’. An enchanting show which kept the audience enthralled - combining traditional story telling with ingenious props and leaving enough space for imaginations to fly." - Torquay Library (Devon)
The Fisher-Knight’s Tale tour
(2016-17)
29th September - 1st October 2017
Skipton Puppet Festival. Yorkshire
Friday 13th October, 2pm 2017
Buckfastleigh Primary School. Devon
Monday 14th August 2017
Northam Library. North Devon
Monday 14th August 2017
Torrington Library. North Devon
Saturday 5th August 2017
Unpacked Family Theatre Festival. Exeter Phoenix
28th-29th July 2017
Port Eliot Festival. St Germans, Cornwall
Saturday 22nd July 2017
Midsummer Dreams Festival. Dartington Estate, Devon
15th-16th July 2017
The Boo Puppet Festival. Waterfoot, Rossendale, Lancashire UK
Sunday 9th July 2017
Sharpham Summer Open Day. Sharpham Trust, Totnes, Devon
Saturday 1st July 2017
Tent on the Square, Barnstaple Fringe Festival. Barnstaple, Devon
Thursday 22nd June - Sunday 25th June 2017
Kid's Field, Glastonbury Festival, Somerset
Sunday 11th June 2017
Green Scythe Fair. Muchelney, Somerset
Saturday 10th June 2017
Wimborne Minster Folk Festival. Wimborne, Dorset
Friday 9th June 2017
Victoria School. Poole, Dorset
Saturday 3rd June 2017
Plymouth Fringe Festival. Theatre Royal Plymouth
Thursday 1st June 2017
Pinhoe Library, Exeter
Wednesday 31st May 2017
Fal-River Festival. The Poly, Falmouth
Wednesday 12th April 2017
South Molton Library, Devon
Saturday 17th December 2016
Torquay Library, Devon
Friday 16th December 2016
Dartington Hall, Totnes, Devon
Thursday 15th December 2016
Dartington Hall, Totnes, Devon
Monday 21st November 2016
Bikeshed Theatre, Exeter (scratch night)
Sunday 20th November 2016
Bogan House, Totnes, Devon
Saturday 5th November 2016
Teignmouth Pavilions, Devon
Tuesday 1st November 2016
MED Theatre, Moretonhampstead, Devon
Friday 28th October 2016
Crediton Library, Devon
Thursday 27th October 2016
Artizan Gallery, Torquay, Devon
Tuesday 25th October 2016
Exmouth Library, Devon