EYE WEEKLY Review:

As You Puppet is as utterly delightful a rendition of Shakespeare's As You Like It, as you can imagine. Jane McClelland and Mike Peterson transform ordinary stuffed animals into full-fledged characters right before your eyes. The production itself mirrors the way children play-act with their toys, but adds all the polish and stagecraft of professionals. I'm not sure how well children will understand the language, but I'm not sure it matters much either. They will certainly delight in the theatrics of this puppetry while basking in the bard's verse. As will you: this is a show for everybody.

Play details & schedule:

by William Shakespeare
presented by Hank’s Toy Box Theatre from Toronto, ON

Stuffed animals spring to life! When a clever bear named Rosalind is banished by her evil uncle Frederick the crocodile, she and her best kitten friend Celia run away to the forest in search of adventure. Meet a giant orangutan, a prissy hippo, a brave teddy, and a comical bunny named Touchstone in Shakespeare’s “As You Like It” for kids!

Director: Ken MacDougall & Tom McHale
Cast: Jane McClelland & Mike Petersen
Audience: Ages 5+
55 min.

Thu, July 2 4:50 PM
Fri, July 3 8:05 PM
Sat, July 4 2:20 PM
Mon, July 6 12:40 PM
Wed, July 8 5:40 PM
Thu, July 9 3:45 PM
Sat, July 11 12:25 PM
Sun, July 12 7:05 PM