26 Sep 2019 - 30 Dec 2021

The Boy Who Cried Wolf

by Mike Kenny

Inspired by the famous Aesop fable, this wonderful play has a gifted ensemble of actor-musicians who play the endearing characters, the hilarious sheep and perhaps a scary wolf or two!

 

A blizzard blows in the story of a boy;
One cold, one wet, one snowy.

This is a story of three long winters,
Of villagers, sheep and,
the best knitted jumper competition.

This autumn join Silas,
A broth of a boy,
A bish bash wallop of a boy,
A boy who couldn’t help himself,

A boy who cries Wolf!!

This beautiful, warming wintery tale brings the story of a bother of a boy, a mithered mother and a grand old brass band of a granddad. All set in the village of knitters with fingers flicking, needles clicking, and where every new jumper tells a tale!

‘4 stars- tutti frutti bring silliness, imagination and sheep to Aesop’s well-known fable’
– The Stage

‘A beautiful show was performed by three distinctive and talented performers, who had the audience enthralled from the moment you entered the Studio’
– York Mumbler

‘The show proves once more that the team-up of Tutti Frutti and writer Mike Kenny is a recipe for theatrical magic’
– Arts York

Tour Dates

Previous Dates

26 Sep 2019
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12 Oct 2019

The Boy Who Cried Wolf

York Theatre Royal
14 Oct 2019

The Boy Who Cried Wolf

Harehills School, Shine Building, Leeds
15 Oct 2019

The Boy Who Cried Wolf

Princess Alexandra Auditorium
16 Oct 2019
18 Oct 2019

The Boy Who Cried Wolf

Sheepscombe Village Hall
20 Oct 2019
23 Oct 2019

The Boy Who Cried Wolf

South Holland Centre
29 Oct 2019
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31 Oct 2019

The Boy Who Cried Wolf

Room 700, Leeds Central Library
1 Nov 2019

The Boy Who Cried Wolf

Uckfield Civic Centre
4 Nov 2019

The Boy Who Cried Wolf

Redbridge Drama Centre
5 Nov 2019

The Boy Who Cried Wolf

Spalding Parish Church of England Day School
6 Nov 2019

The Boy Who Cried Wolf

Chapel Allerton Primary School
10 Nov 2019
19 Nov 2019

The Boy Who Cried Wolf

Bankside Primary School
20 Nov 2019

The Boy Who Cried Wolf

Thornton Dale Primary, Pickering
21 Nov 2019

The Boy Who Cried Wolf

Seacroft Grange Primary School, Leeds
25 Nov 2019
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26 Nov 2019
27 Nov 2019

The Boy Who Cried Wolf

Bowling Park Primary School
28 Nov 2019

The Boy Who Cried Wolf

Mill Field Primary School
29 Nov 2019

The Boy Who Cried Wolf

The Hall Primary School
30 Nov 2019
3 Dec 2019
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29 Dec 2019

Creative Team

Dominic Sales

Composer

Dom loves writing music, playing music, recording music and listening to music. He has written music for lots of different people, from Atomic Kitten to Opera North and the BBC to a feature film starring John Rhys-Davies. Dom is director/producer for the record label Jellymould Jazz and also plays the triangle.

Hannah Sibai

Hannah is a performance designer based in Yorkshire. To date she has designed over 70 productions across Europe including theatre, film, music videos and installations. She is particularly interested in designing space for devised, playful and interactive performances. She is a keen collaborator with directors, writers and performers to create designs that serve the very heart of a story.

Joanne Bernard

Movement Director & Tutti Frutti Club Associate Artist Joanne trained at the Northern School of Contemporary Dance in Leeds. She has 18 years performance experience working for a variety of companies including Ace Dance and Music (contemporary/African fusion), Foot in Hand (disabled and able-bodied dancers) and Tutti Frutti (children’s theatre).

Mike Kenny

Writer

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 internationally. Mike won the 2015 Writers' Guild Award for Best Play for Younger Audiences with Three Wise Monkeys.

Wendy Harris

Artistic Director, Chair of PYA England

Wendy has held the position of artistic director at Tutti Frutti since 2005, touring nationally and internationally, co-producing the Little Feet Festival of Children’s Theatre, and leading on the development programmes and arts engagement work.

Touring Team

Alex Wingfield

Alex trained in Musical Theatre at the Royal Academy of Music, having studied Music at Durham University. Theatre includes: Swallows and Amazons (York Theatre Royal); The Railway Children (King’s Cross Theatre, London). As well as performing on stage, Alex works as a voiceover artist, primarily narrating audiobooks aimed at a younger audience.

Florence Russell

In 2019 Florence graduated from Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance. She has also trained with the National Youth Music Theatre from 2012-2018. Theatre credits include: Cinderella, The Greenwich Panto (Greenwich Theatre). Credits whilst training: Original West End Cast of 13! The musical (The Apollo, Shaftesbury Avenue) and Jack, The Dreaming (Laurie Grove Theatre).

Guido Garcia Lueches

Guido Garcia Lueches is an actor, musician and theatre-maker. He has a Multimedia degree from the Universidad Católica del Uruguay, and trained as an actor at the Instituto de Actuación de Montevideo, Uruguay before moving to the UK in 2014.

Kirsty Smith

Kirsty is a Nottingham-based freelance stage manager. Kirsty has many years of professional experience within the theatre industry spreading out across the UK. She has toured with multiple different children's shows including The Boy Who Bit Picasso, Getting dressed, Mirror, Mirror and Tutti Frutti shows Keepy Uppy and The Boy Who Cried Wolf.

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