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"Frog for dinner? Really?"

By Elisabeth Easther - 4 Mar 2011 1 Comment
I took my five year old son Theo to the acclaimed Thang Long Troupe's Vietnamese Water Puppets last night (March 3rd) and he's now a confirmed culture vulture.

While the 7 o'clock start coincided with what is usually his bedtime, he stood up well to the rigours of his late night. And it was worth staying up for too, because the Water Puppets are an absolute delight, and the accompanying music amazing. Each ethereal chapter was the perfect length for the younger audience member, allowing the show to run at just under an hour in the festive air of Aotea Square.

Playful dragons romped like puppies, horn locking water buffalo did battle in the glowing green water, silvery fish leapt and frogs jumped, teasing the inept fisherman who strove to catch the frogs and fish for their dinners. "Frog for dinner? Really?" Theo was still asking about that this morning.

I remember loving going to the theatre with my parents when I was a child. Such outings were magical, from overture to curtain call and I'm pretty sure, with such a mystical, transfixing experience last night, Theo is going to have a similar relationship with the performing arts too.

The last thing Theo said before he heavily hit the hay last night, "I want to be an audience when I'm big."

And the first thing he said when he woke up, "How about those water puppets mum? They were awesome, eh?"

Too right they were.

 
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Cathy

The Water Puppets are amazing. Well worth going to see them. Young and old will love them.

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