tutti frutti and York Theatre Royal present

Rapunzel

Written by Mike Kenny

For children aged 3+ and their families

Toured from 27 September 2012 – 23 February 2013

tutti frutti celebrated its 21st birthday by commissioning leading children’s playwright Mike Kenny to write a fabulous new playful production of Rapunzel, a story about a girl who is taken away from what she knows and protected from all the things that she loves.

Placed high-up in a tower above the world and faced with the challenge of growing-up, she is found alone, dreaming….

The sun goes up
The moon goes down
The world keeps turning
Round and round.

The moon comes up
The sun goes down
Can things that are lost
Ever be found?

1 year, 2 years, the girl gets older
The summers hot, the winters colder

3 years, 4 years, her tower stands straight
The girl is dreaming, and still she waits…..

5 years, 6 years, the years go by
She’s still alone, she wonders why?……

With fantastic music from Chris Mellor, beautiful movement from TC Howard and magical design by Catherine Chapman, Rapunzel is a delightful new production for children about the curiosity and joys of growing up, risk taking and discovering who you are.

Images © Jacky Fleming

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Reviews & Quotes

Rapunzel lets it all hang out to thrill hundreds of young children – The Star
http://www.thestar.co.uk/lifestyle/theatre/hair-raising-story-as-rapunzel-lets-it-all-hang-out-to-thrill-hundreds-of-young-children-1-5199406
Making top ten is anything but child’s play for writer – Yorkshire Post
http://Hair-raisingstoryasRapunzelletsitallhangouttothrillhundredsofyoungchildren
Femke Colborne talks to playwright Mike Kenny about his new children’s production of Rapunzel, which he hopes is a feast for the senses. The Big Issue
http://www.bigissueinthenorth.com/2012/11/promise-of-escapism/6756
"….the lovely Tutti Frutti with a new version of Rapunzel " The Guardian Theatre Blog, with Lynn Gardner
http://www.guardian.co.uk/stage/theatreblog/2012/oct/05/lynn-gardner-theatre-tips
“This company has been producing story-based theatre for children aged three-plus and their families for 21 years, so they know how to please young audiences.” The Northern Echo
http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/leisure/entertainment/theatre/9973644.Theatre_Review__Rapunzel__York_Theatre_Royal_Studio/
“For those wanting to enjoy the quiet, relaxing experience of storytelling, then this golden version of Rapunzel certainly does the trick.” One&Other, York
http://www.oneandother.com/articles/review-rapunzel-york-theatre-royal/
“Rapunzel is a worthy way of marking tutti frutti’s 21st birthday. You can’t fail to leave without a smile on your face and a spring in your step, whatever age.” The Press, York
http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/leisure/theatre/9970581.Review__Rapunzel__York_Theatre_Royal_Studio/
“Tutti Frutti aims ‘to delight children’ and their production of Mike Kenny’s Rapunzel is most certainly delightful.” The Yorker
http://www.theyorker.co.uk/arts/performingarts/12476
“Tutti Frutti’s Rapunzel is charming and imaginative…” The Public Reviews
http://www.thepublicreviews.com/rapunzel-york-theatre-royal/
“…Children will delight in absorbing what is happening. The imagery in the script and in the character movement is so exciting.” The Stage
http://www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/review.php/37518/rapunzel
“…those looking for a magical and thought-provoking early experience of the wonder and power of theatre should treat themselves to Tutti Frutti.” British Theatre Guide
http://britishtheatreguide.info/reviews/rapunzel-york-theatre-ro-8101
“Mike Kenny’s version of the Rapunzel story is kindlier and homelier than the Brothers Grimm’s.” Whats On Stage (Rating 5 stars)
http://www.whatsonstage.com/news/theatre/northeast/E8831349352702/Rapunzel+%28Tour+-+York%29.html
Paul Clarke catches up with Wendy Harris – Leeds-list
http://leeds-list.com/rapunzel-reinvented/
“Kenny has established himself as a leading writer of young people’s theatre ” – The Northern Echo
http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/leisure/entertainment/theatre/9959267.Hair_raising_adventure/
“With children’s theatre, the way to engage is through music and movement”. – Hull Daily Mail
http://www.thisishullandeastriding.co.uk/Max-truly-living-dream/story-16880732-detail/story.html
“Are the under-sevens a discerning audience?”
– York Mix
http://www.yorkmix.com/culture-leisure/hair-raising-fun-for-the-under-sevens/
“I love the theatre world, I like seeing people in front of me in the audience and performing for them. – Bridlington Free Press
http://www.bridlingtonfreepress.co.uk/lifestyle/bridlington-actress-selina-comes-back-to-her-northern-roots-1-4945564
“It’s a bit different, but not very, taking the traditional elements and playing with them,” says playwright Mike Kenny – The Press, York
http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/leisure/theatre/9943195.Tutti_Frutti_and_York_Theatre_Royal_present_Rapunzel__York_Theatre_Royal_Studio__September_27_to_October_13/
“..this new production for children aged three and upwards will be staged in an inventive, visual and physical style” The Press, York
http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/leisure/theatre/9904554.print/

Tour Dates

Date & Time	Venue	Address
27th Sep 2012 - 13 Oct 2012	York Theatre Royal, Studio Theatre	St Leonard's Pl, York YO1 7HD To book tickets: 01904 623 568 www.yorktheatreroyal.co.uk Visiting family information is here.
15th Oct 2012 10.30; 1.30	Shine	Closed schools performance
16th Oct 2012 10.30; 1.30	Brudenell Primary School, Leeds	Closed performance for the school.
17th Oct 2012 10.30; 1.30	Blackgates Primary School, Wakefield	Closed performance for the school.
20th Oct 2012 12.00; 3.00	Warwick Arts Centre	The University of Warwick, Coventry, CV4 7AL To book tickets: 024 7652 4524 www.warwickartscentre.co.uk
21st Oct 2012 12.00; 3.00	artsdepot	5 Nether Street, Tally Ho Corner, North Finchley, London, N12 0GA To book tickets: 0208 369 5454 www.artsdepot.co.uk Visiting family information is here.
23rd Oct 2012 11.00; 1.00	Curve Theatre	Rutland Street, Leicester, LE1 1SB To book tickets: 0116 242 3595 www.curveonline.co.uk
24th Oct 2012 2.00	Ringland Primary School, Newport	Closed performance for the school. Promoted by Night Out
25th Oct 2012 11.00; 2.00	Powys Dance	Arlais Road, Llandrindod Wells, LD1 5HE To book tickets: 01597 824370
27th Oct 2012 11.00, 2.00	The Nuffield Theatre	University Road, Southampton, SO17 1TR To book tickets: 023 8067 1771 www.nuffieldtheatre.co.uk
28th Oct 2012 1.30, 3.30	Buxton Opera House Studio	Water St, Buxton, SK17 6XN To book tickets: 0845 127 2190 www.buxtonoperahouse.org.uk
30th Oct 2012 11.30; 2.30	Mumford Theatre	Anglia Ruskin University, East Road, Cambridge To book tickets: 0845 1962320 www.anglia.ac.uk/mumfordtheatre
31st Oct 2012 - 04 Nov 2012: 11.00; 2.00	Albany Theatre	Douglas Way, Deptford, London, SE8 4AG To book tickets: 020 8692 4446 www.thealbany.org.uk
9th Nov 2012 10.30; 1.30	Raynville Primary School, Leeds	Closed performance for the school.
10th Nov 2012 2.00	Georgian Theatre Royal	Victoria Road, Richmond, DL10 4DW To book tickets: 01748 825252 www.georgiantheatreroyal.co.uk
11th Nov 2012 1.00; 3.00	The Civic, Barnsley	Hanson Street, Barnsley, S70 2HZ To book tickets: 01226 327 000 www.barnsleycivic.co.uk
21st Nov 2012 11.00, 4.30	Taliesin Arts Centre	Swansea University, Swansea, SA2 8PZ To book tickets: 01792 60 20 60 www.taliesinartscentre.co.uk
22nd Nov 2012 6.00	Elephant and Castle	Broad Street, Newtown, Powys, SY16 2BQ
24th Nov 2012 11.00; 2.00	Half Moon	43 White Horse Road, London, E1 0ND To book tickets: 020 7709 8900 www.halfmoon.org.uk
25th Nov 2012 12.30; 3.00	Jackson's Lane	269a Archway Road, London, N6 5AA To book tickets: 020 8341 4421 www.jacksonslane.org.uk
28th Nov 2012 10.30; 2.00	Common Road Infant and Nursery School, Leeds	Closed performance for the school.
29th Nov 2012 11.00, 1.30	Otley Courthouse	Courthouse Street, Otley, LS21 3AN To book tickets: 01943 467216 www.otleycourthouse.org.uk
3rd Dec 2012 12.30	Siamsa Tire Theatre	Town Park, Tralee, Co Kerry, Ireland To book tickets: 00 353 66 7123055 www.siamsatire.com
4th Dec 2012 - 06 Dec 2013; 11.00	Siamsa Tire Theatre	Town Park, Tralee, Co Kerry, Ireland To book tickets: 00 353 66 7123055 www.siamsatire.com
12th Dec 2012 - 05 Jan 2013: 11.00; 1.30	Sheffield Theatres Crucible Studio	Sheffield Theatres, 55 Norfolk Street, Sheffield, S1 1DA To book tickets: 0114 249 6000 www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk
9th Jan 2013 10.30; 1.30	Yeadon Westfield Primary School, Leeds	Closed performance for the school
19th Jan 2013 11.30; 3.00	The Egg	Theatre Royal Bath, Sawclose, Bath BA1 1ET To book tickets: 01225 448844 www.theatreroyal.org.uk/the-egg
21st Jan 2013 10.30; 1.40	Harewood Infant School, Tuffley	Closed performance for the school.
23rd Jan 2013 10.30; 1.30	Birchfield Primary School, Leeds	Closed performance for the school.
25th Jan 2013 10.30; 1.30	Talbot Primary School, Leeds	Closed schools performance
26th Jan 2013 2.00	Lincoln Drill Hall	Free School Lane, Lincoln, LN2 1EY To book tickets: 01522 873894 www.lincolndrillhall.com
27th Jan 2013 3.00	Watermans	40 High Street, Brentford, TW8 0DS To book tickets: 020 8232 1010 Visiting family information is here. www.watermans.org.uk
29th Jan 2013 10.00	St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Leeds	Closed performance for the school.
31st Jan 2013 10.00	Templegate Tiny Tots Pre-school	Closed performance for the school.
2nd Feb 2013 11.00; 2.00	The Castle	The Castle, Castle Way, Wellingborough, NN8 1XA To book tickets: 01933 270 007 www.thecastle.org.uk
3rd Feb 2013 12.00; 2.30	Waterside	Waterside Plaza, Sale, M33 7ZF To book tickets: 0161 912 5616 watersidearts.org
6th Feb 2013 10.30; 1.30	Square Chapel	10 Square Road, Halifax, HX1 1QG To book tickets: 01422 349422 www.squarechapel.co.uk Visiting family information is here.
7th Feb 2013 10.30	Square Chapel	10 Square Road, Halifax, HX1 1QG To book tickets: 01422 349422 www.squarechapel.co.uk Visiting family information is here.
9th Feb 2013 11.00	The Lifelong Learning Centre Gartholwg	Community Campus, St. Illtyd's Road, Church Village, Pontypridd, CF38 1RQ To book tickets: 01443 219589 www.campwsgartholwg.org.uk
10th Feb 2013 2.00	Aberystwyth Arts Centre	Aberystwyth University, Penglais Campus, Aberystwyth, SY23 3DE To book tickets: 01970 623232 www.aberystwythartscentre.co.uk/
15th Feb 2013 11.30; 2.30	Salisbury Arts Centre	Bedwin St Salisbury, SP1 3UT To book tickets: 01722 321744 www.salisburyartscentre.co.uk
16th Feb 2013 11.00; 2.30	Yvonne Arnaud	Millbrook, Guildford, Surrey GU1 3UX To book tickets: 01483 440000 www.yvonne-arnaud.co.uk
17th Feb 2013 11.00; 3.00	Pavilion Dance	Overlooking Lower Gardens, Westover Road, Bournemouth, BH1 2BU To book tickets: 01202 203630 www.paviliondance.org.uk
18th Feb 2013 11.00; 2.00	South Hill Park	Ringmead, Bracknell, RG12 7PA To book tickets: 01344 484123 www.southhillpark.org.uk
20th Feb 2013 10.30; 1.15	Kirkgate Centre	Kirkgate Centre, Cockermouth, CA13 9PJ To book tickets: 01900 826 448 www.thekirkgate.com
21st Feb 2013 10.30; 4.15	Kirkgate Centre	Kirkgate Centre, Cockermouth, CA13 9PJ To book tickets: 01900 826 448 www.thekirkgate.com
22nd Feb 2013 2.00	Lawrence Batley Theatre (lbt)	Queen's Square, Queen Street, Huddersfield, HD1 2SP To book tickets: 01484 430528 www.lawrencebatleytheatre.co.uk
23rd Feb 2013 11.00; 2.00	Lawrence Batley Theatre (lbt)	Queen's Square, Queen Street, Huddersfield, HD1 2SP To book tickets: 01484 430528 www.lawrencebatleytheatre.co.uk
25th May 2014 10am, 12.30pm	Powszechny Theatre	ul. Jana Zamoyskiego 20, Warsaw for 18th Assitej World Congress
4th Jun 2014	KidsFest	Touring to Hong Kong and Singapore www.kidsfest.com.hk www.kidsfest.com.sg

Creative Team

Catherine Chapman

Catherine is a theatre designer and loves her role of creating magical places for stories to be told. Catherine was born in North Yorkshire and often returns to the area to work at York Theatre Royal and Stephen Joseph Theatre. She enjoys working on plays for children recently working on Wind in the Willows at York Theatre Royal. Catherine has previously worked with Tutti Frutti on The Girl Who Lost Her Smile and Hare and Tortoise. She also loves knitting, Coco Chanel and rabbits.

Mike Kenny

Mike Kenny is one of England’s leading writers specialising in young people’s theatre. He was included in the Independent on Sunday’s list of Top Ten Living Playwrights and his plays are performed regularly throughout the UK and all over the world. His Olivier Award-winning adaptation of THE RAILWAY CHILDREN for York Theatre Royal, has had several successful revivals at Waterloo and Kings Cross stations, as well as at the National Railway Museum. In Canada it won the People’s Choice Award following its record-breaking run in Toronto. Mike won the 2015 Writers Guild Award for Best Play for Younger Audiences with THREE WISE MONKEYS and the DeutscherKindertheaterpreis in 2012 with ELECTRIC DARKNESS. In July 2013, Mike was awarded an honorary Doctor of Letters by the University of Nottingham for his work in theatre for young people.

Mike’s recent productions include Batley Variations, a community opera for Batley, and Random Selfies for Ovalhouse, London (Nominated for an Off West End Award) His play The Vulture Song was a co production between Blah Blah Blah in Leeds and Yellowcat, in Delhi. Last Year he wrote This is Not For You, working with Graeae and Forces Veterans on a large outdoor piece inspired by the disabled of the First World War. This was a 14-18-Now commission.

TC Howard

TC Howard has worked as a performer, choreographer, movement director and educationalist throughout her career. She has danced and taught with many companies including V-Tol, Ludus Dance Company, Northern Broadsides, Vincent Dance Theatre and Gary Clarke.

Her work with The David Glass Ensemble took her to countries such as Vietnam, Cambodia and The Philippines to perform and work alongside street children and local artists. She continues to research work with children using a multiple intelligence approach to learning and also works with a wide range of mixed abilities and ages.

TC has choreographed for theatre productions in Bolton Octagon, Manchester Royal Exchange, The Dukes Playhouse and with Red Ladder, Opera Circus and Horse and Bamboo. She also creates dance for site specific and installations works in non traditional venues.

TC has previously worked with Tutti Frutti on Rapunzel and The Boy Who Cried Wolf.

Touring Team

Elliot Clark

Elliot has been involved in professional theatre for almost fifteen years and has worked as a Company Stage Manager in London’s West End as well as touring across the UK, Italy and America in Stage Management roles. He has worked on Musicals, Plays, Fringe Theatre and Opera but after spending the Autumn running the Sheffield Crucible’s 40th Birthday fortnight Celebration of five separate productions, Company Stage Managing Panto and spending Jan/Feb Production Managing a London musical production Elliot is delighted to be back, working where his passion lies, children's theatre.

Gayle Newbolt

Gayle is from Cheshire and graduated last year from the University of Central Lancashire with a BA Hons in Acting. She has just finished filming the second series of The Johnny and Inel Show for CBBC, other work this year includes a rehearsed reading adaptation of the Pendle Witch trials for Demi-Paradise Productions, a commercial for Mob Films, and performing as part of the Contact Compacts Festival at the Contact Theatre, Manchester. Gayle was thrilled to return to tutti frutti for the role of Rapunzel which was reprised from a previous tutti frutti national tour.

Selina Zaza

Selina trained at East 15 acting school. After graduating in 2006, she played Samina in an international tour of 'When the Lights Went Out' with Tara Arts. She continued to do the rep season 'Hotbed' playing Baron in 'The Adventures of Baron Munchausen, Prisoner in 'The Penal Colony', Nurse in 'Medea' and Kasturba in 'The Shadow of Gandhi'. In 2007 she toured with Theatre Centre, playing Kiran in 'Romeo in the City'; 2008 she performed in the Polka Theatre, playing a variety of characters such as Cinderella and Baby Bear in 'The Jolly Postman'; 2010, Selina played Kool Kat in 'Dick Whittington' in South Hill Park; 2011 she worked with Oxfordshire Theatre Company as Bagheera the Panther and Raksha the wolf and in 'The Jungle Book', touring in the UK as well as the Madinat Theatre in Dubai. During 2012 Selina toured with Tutti Frutti productions as Nan in 'Rapunzel' and Lolita in "Hue Boy" in 2013. She then toured Pied Piper theatre company as Mum, Gran and Mrs Mariposa in 'Care of Henry'. Selina played Mum in ‘The Boy Cried Wolf’