Created in 2016
Target audience: 3-year-old and up

Based on a Chinese folk tale, Gruffalo is a puppet show that combines Paper Theater and Shadow Theater, accompanied by original music for children aged 3 to 7. The decor and puppets are inspired by miniature (traditional Iranian painting) and the original music is a combination of oriental and western instruments. This performance is a new experience to bridge the gap between occidental puppet art and oriental puppet art. It is an attempt to bring the traditional oriental forms, update them, and adapt to the occidental aesthetics in order to create new dramaturgy. The play tells the story of a little mouse walking around the woods to find a hazelnut. But suddenly, she crosses beasts. By inventing different ruses, they want to bring it home. But the little mouse is smart enough and knows it’s a trick and they want to eat it. So, she invents something by telling them that she already has an appointment with a giant monster named Gruffalo.

Team

Text : Julia Donaldson

Adaptation, direction and interpretation : Mojtaba Moaf, Ghazaleh Moradiyan

Decor and puppets : Isabelle Chretien

Music : Genevieve Levasseur

Technical director : Mahmood Poursaee

Graphist : Arash Badrtalei

Teaser : Video Fine Production