CCM to present children’s play for festive season

“The Wonderful Wizard of Oz”

The Macao Cultural Centre is set to present two family programmes that will be staged this December and in early January 2017.

Immediately before Christmas, Japanese Theatre Hikosen is bringing the puppet musical “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz,” while the Norwich Puppet Theatre will be coming from England to celebrate New Year with “Three Colours,” a children’s play specially conceived for the little audience.

Having toured more than 20 countries, Theatre Hikosen is returning to the city after a string of previous performances, from Peter Pan to Treasure Island and the musical “Chibi Maruko Chan.”

This December 23 to 25, the Japanese company will present “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz,” a puppet musical based on the classic American tale.

Dubbed in Cantonese with English subtitles, the show will take “kids three years old and above into the magical world of Dorothy and friends through a colourful rendition of an eternal adventure,” according to the statement by the bureau.

The Norwich Puppet Theatre was founded in England where it has been producing original shows, workshops and various theatrical projects for over 35 years.

From December 30 to January 1, the company will be using the colours red, blue and green as a theme to present “Three Colours.”

The upcoming performance merges projections, body movement and music that will guide children two years old and above to discover the beauty of nature landscapes.

The Norwich Puppet Theatre will also host two workshops where children will be able to interact with puppet props and projections used in the show.

The theatre company was founded in Britain, where it has been producing original shows, workshops and various theatrical projects for over 35 years.