THE TRUE STORY OF SAINT NICHOLAS 

or The Fat Sausage

The traditional Lorraine story of Saint Nicholas is told with a twist through traditional Taiwanese glove puppetry.  The bloodthirsty butcher kills each of the three children in a rather absurd manner while the spirit of a pig (formerly butchered by the host) tells us the story in rhymes. Luckily, good old Saint Nicholas arrives 7 years later to bring the three darlings back to life. But the warning signs of alzheimer foreshadow a few problems…

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20 minutes performance followed by a 20 minutes workshop

Suitable for 6 and up