Mermaid Theatre and its Place in Canadian Puppetry
Mermaid Theatre’s evolution as one of Canada’s foremost theatres for children and their families owes much of its success to its uncomplicated philosophy: tell a good story, tell it simply, tell it well and tell it often. Since its inception in 1972, Mermaid has been touring its unique brand of stor...
| Published in: | Canadian Theatre Review |
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| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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University of Toronto Press Inc. (UTPress)
1998
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.3138/ctr.95.003 https://ctr.utpjournals.press/doi/pdf/10.3138/ctr.95.003 |
| Summary: | Mermaid Theatre’s evolution as one of Canada’s foremost theatres for children and their families owes much of its success to its uncomplicated philosophy: tell a good story, tell it simply, tell it well and tell it often. Since its inception in 1972, Mermaid has been touring its unique brand of storytelling throughout Nova Scotia, Canada and beyond to more than two million children and their parents. The company has travelled from the coast of Newfoundland to Vancouver Island, from Alaska to Florida, from Mexico to Japan, from Australia to Northern Ireland. In an average year, Mermaid Theatre performances are seen by 100, 000 spectators, in venues from remote community centres and schools to some of the largest theatres in the world. |
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