FTC 2010/11 Season
Fantasy Theatre for Children has begun announcing the line-up of shows for its thirtieth regular season, as published below. Tickets for all 2010/11 productions are now on sale!
Unless otherwise noted, all performances take place at the Forrest Nickerson Theatre (located inside the Deaf Centre Manitoba at 285 Pembina Highway).
For more information or reservations, please see our ticket information, or contact us directly.
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SHOW #1 – THE HAUNTED CASTLE
October 25 - 29, 2010
Geared for children 3 years old and up.
SCHOOL & DAYCARE PERFORMANCES TUESDAY
Running Time: Approximately 1 hour
| This musical play is filled with toe tapping songs, and shows that good will always win over evil. The King has just bought the castle and is looking for a good chess partner; Gus the ghost is looking for the lost fortune and is a good chess player; the Princess wants to be happy; Prince Cadwallader wants to the richer, and the Aunts just want to entertain. All works out well in the end, with the help of the audience. |
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SHOW #2 – ALADDIN
November 22 - 28, 2010
Geared for children 3 years old and up.
SCHOOL & DAYCARE PERFORMANCES TUESDAY
Running Time: Approximately 1 hour
| FTC presents the classic story of Aladdin. This production has thrilled children over the years, as we see Aladdin try to outwit the evil Wizard and bring great wealth to his impoverished family. |
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SHOW #3 – MAX AND THE GRINCH
December 26 - 31, 2010
A Christmas musical for the whole family.
SPECIAL HOLIDAY SEASON SHOW TIMES
Running Time: Approximately 1 hour
| Come and meet the Whos, Max the Dog and THE GRINCH in this musical holiday treat for the whole family, adapted for the stage by Winnipeg playwright Rocky Hunter. Why does the Grinch hate Christmas? Why does he live alone on Mount Crumpit? Is the Grinch's heart really made of spiders? All will be answered (and then again maybe not), but do be sure to see THE GRINCH! |
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SHOW #4 – CINDERELLA
February 14 - 20, 2011
Geared for the whole family.
SCHOOL & DAYCARE PERFORMANCES TUESDAY
Running Time: Approximately 1 hour
| This favourite has returned due to many requests: told in the same way the book was, and filled with audience participation in the style of the English pantomime. A ditzy Fairy Godmother, a mean Stepmother, and three of the ugliest stepsisters; what more could you want? This hour-long presentation has had sold-out runs in the past. |
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SHOW #5 – THE STOLEN PRINCE
March 28 - April 3, 2011
Geared for children 5 years old and up.
SPECIAL SPRING BREAK SHOW TIMES
Running Time: Approximately 55 minutes
| Featuring sequences of creative moment, dialogue, and prop comedy, FTC's production of "The Stolen Prince" was a hit of the 1999 Winnipeg Fringe Festival. This charming story of mistaken identity comes from the Far East and is told in the Oriental style, with a Chorus, and a Property Man who changes sets before the eyes of the audience in a most comedic way. It tells the gentle story of a poor family, a duck, the Royal fish, and twins born to the Royal household. |
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SHOW #6 – SNOW WHITE
May 23 - 29, 2011
Geared for children 3 years old and up.
SPECIAL DAYTIME SHOW TIMES
Running Time: Approximately 1 hour
| A unique rendition of the classic fairy tale, told with the help of the audience. As the show opens, we find the Queen beckoning her Magic Mirror on Snow White's sixteenth birthday ... and so the story goes. Some lucky children will actually get to be on stage in this AUDIENCE-PARTICIPATION production. Come see how Snow White meets the Seven Dwarfs and her Prince with a cast of just three performers! |
