In the course of a zippily entertaining half-hour, you get a lot of laughs, some impressive stage combat, and a nicely digestible moral-THE TORONTO STAR
A SWASHBUCKLING COMEDY FOR CHILDREN OF ALL AGES
The smartest Princess in the Kingdom (Or is she just arrogant?) and her brother, the strongest Prince in the Kingdom (Or is he just a bully?), who have to save their Kingdom. Together they discover that the most powerful weapons are not swords, that dragons can be slain by a good bedtime story, and sometimes having a brother or sister isn't such a yucky thing after all.
This delightful children's play combines storytelling, exciting swordplay, comedic physicality, and sensitive characters.
At most performances, young audiences joined the actors after the show to discuss stage combat, (Girls can be good at it!), historical use of swords, and the themes within the plays.
Highly entertaining to adults and children ages 4-11, Swordtales is ideal for schools and special events. Whether performed in a park or on stage, Swordtales is guaranteed to delight.
2001 FIRST NIGHT, TORONTO 2000 SKYDOME, TORONTO 2001 THE BEACHES, TORONTO 2000 BUDAPESTPARK, TORONTO 1999 PREMIERE, BUDAPEST PARK 1998 TOUR: BRITISH COLUMBIA *Script available at the Toronto Fringe Festival Play library DIRECTED BY Pedro Guevara Mann CHOREOGRAPHED& WRITTEN BY Victoria Goring PERFORMED BY Leslie Takeda/Pedro Guevara Mann/Adam Nashman