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Handa's Surprise

Date: Oct 29-30 - 10 am

Venue: M Theatre at Beijing's Oriental Media Center

Price: 280 yuan

Adapted from the well known children's book by Eileen Browne. Travel to Kenya and follow Handa's footsteps as she journeys to see her best friend, Akeyo, who lives in the neighboring village. Handa decides to take 7 delicious fruits with her and carries the fruit basket on her head. But on her way, various safari creatures sneak the fruit from her one by one! When Handa reaches Akeyo, will she have anything left to offer her friend ...? Come and meet all the animal puppets, smell the juicy fruits and even taste one! With over 50 years of providing high quality puppet theater aimed at family audience, Little Angel Theatre from UK has once again produced a charming and funny show full of African dance and singalong songs. Throughout the production, Handa and your children could meet animals large and small from the Kenyan wild. They come to life through the delightful magic of puppetry. These handmade puppets come in many shapes, sizes, formats and varieties, just like the fruits in Handa's basket - full of colors, lives and entertainment. Selections of different African instruments are played on stage. Audiences are invited to sit around the performance area, to sway to the sweet Swahili beats, to sink into the story and interact with the puppets and performers.