The Very Hungry Caterpillar

2012 Performances

BAM
The Monkey Bunch
Norman Foote
The Ugly Duckling & ...
3-Legged Tale / Sur 3 Pattes
Head à Tête
Medicine Bear
Shoes of Sand
The Man Who Planted Trees
Crique, Craque and Croque...
World of Rhythm
Jake's Gift
1001 Calgarian Nights
Nearly Lear
Puppet Workshop
Master Classes

Performances at a Glance
Performances by Age
Performances by Grade
Performance Schedule

Open Air Fun Activities
To be announced Spring 2012

Lineup subject to change.


Is it right for you?

  • black light performance, so it is dark
  • 1,000 seat capacity in this venue
  • narrated voice over by Gordon Pinsent (English version)
  • respects the original texts
  • soft, quiet theatre

The Very Hungry Caterpillar
& Other Eric Carle Favourites
(La Chenille Qui Fait des Trous et Autres Petits Joyaux d'Eric Carle)

Mermaid Theatre of Nova Scotia

"A quiet delight...brought to memorable life." Los Angeles Times

Pekka Fluorescent puppets crawl, hop and float around in a unique "glow-in-the-dark" experience featuring some of your favourite Eric Carle characters. Their world emerges true to the original illustrations in an environment that looks exactly like the books. You and your children will enjoy The Very Hungry Caterpillar, Little Cloud, and The Mixed Up Chameleon brought to life with narration by Gordon Pinsent (English).

The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle. Copyright 1969 & 1987 by Eric Carle. All Rights Reserved. Published by Philomel Books. Little Cloud by Eric Carle. Copyright 1996 by Eric Carle All Rights Reserved. Published by Philomel Books. The Mixed-Up Chameleon by Eric Carle. Copyright 1975 by Eric Carle All Rights Reserved. Published by Harper Collins Publishers Inc.


Schedule

Sales began for School performances in early October. There is still availability in many school performances for public ticket purchase. School performances are those that occur Tues.- Fri. during regular school hours. They do not include evening and Saturday performances, which are designated as public performances.The public is more than welcome to purchase tickets and attend school performances when available.

Show numbers followed by "FRENCH" are performed in French.

Show Date Time   Public Tickets
  1 Tuesday, May 24 9:45am At Capacity
  6 FRENCH Tuesday, May 24 11:30am Buy Tickets
13 Wednesday, May 25 10:00am At Capacity
38 Thursday, May 26 5:30pm Buy Tickets
52 Friday, May 27 7:00pm Buy Tickets
58 Saturday, May 28 11:30am Buy Tickets

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Show Information

Artist Recommended Age:
Ages 3 to 7

VideoWatch the Video
Category:Puppetry
Location:Jack Singer Concert Hall
Length:45 minutes
+10 minutes Q&A*
Latecomers:TBC
Re-entry:TBC
Language:English or French
*All Q&As are in English

Special Show Recommendations:
Hearing Challenged, Special Needs, Wheelchair Accessible


Educators

Study Guides:
Hungry Caterpillar in the Classroom
Little Cloud in the Classroom
Mixed Up Chameleon in the Classroom

Order Form: Purchase School Tickets
Seating:Assigned Seating
Curriculum Connections:
Art, Science, Language Arts, Drama, French

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School Group Assigned Seating!
In order to serve our patrons better in 2011 we will assign seating to groups attending school performances in the Jack Singer Concert Hall and the Max Bell Theatre. Public ticket holders in these respective performances and theatres may also access a variety of preferred seating locations that will be reserved for the public.