Event

Magic Teakettle

Thistle Theatre, a puppet theatre for families, presents:

Magic Teakettle
In a Japanese temple, a teakettle is placed over the fire for the tea ceremony. Suddenly, it sprouts a tail, a head and the four legs of a Tanuki (a raccoon-like animal found in Japan). Fearing the strange creature with the body of a teakettle, the Priest returns it to the peddler woman who sold it to him. She gives the Tanuki a home and food and grateful for her kindness, the Tanuki reveals he is Bumbuku Chagama, a teakettle of good luck. Together they start a theatre and the Magic Teakettle of Good Luck performs acrobatic tricks.

Thistle Theatre specializes in the Bunraku-style of puppetry, an ancient Japanese art form. Although the style has been modified for modern audiences and performers, the basic idea remains the same: puppeteers dressed entirely in black, to symbolize their invisibility, operate the puppets.

Performance Schedule and Ticket Information:

BYT-Crossroads Theatre
16051 NE 10th St., Seattle, WA 98008
March 2, 3 @ 2:00 and 4:00

Magnuson Park Theatre
7110 62nd Ave NE, Seattle, WA 98115
March 9, 10 @ 1:00 and 3:00

Sunset Hill Community Club
3003 NW 66th St., Seattle, WA 98117
March 16, 17 @ 1:00 and 3:00