Issue 3
December 2014
Molly Whuppie
“Molly Whuppie had a cat
She taught it how to wear a hat
Wasn’t that a clever cat!
Dance Molly Whuppie!
Hi
Imagine a
Giant who
can sing!
It’s Licketyspit here, as per our last newsletter over the next few
weeks we will be bringing you an overview of each of our shows as part
of our 10th birthday retrospective. This week it’s Molly Whuppie,
probably Licketyspit's best known show
If you would like further information on this or any of our shows please
contact us at [email protected]
The Story
Molly Whuppie is based on a traditional Scottish tale. Molly is a Scottish
super-hero, a bold wee girl who climbs the mountain to brave the forest,
the Giant and the Bridge of the One Hair, in search of food for the
Winter Feast. She discovers a Giant and a King who are not what they
seem – the Giant is in fact a joyous ukulele-playing Gardener, persecuted
by the wicked King Boris, covetous of his Neverempty Purse, his Dragon
Sword and his Singing Ring! Most importantly she discovers that she
herself is cleverer and braver than she ever imagined.
A Giant
with big
smelly feet!
Molly Whuppie was first adapted by Virginia Radcliffe in 2001 and been
seen by over 33,000 people all over Scotland. It has played as the
Christmas show twice at The Traverse, The Byre St Andrews and Greater
Easterhouse Arts and toured extensively from distant Highland village
halls to inner city Glasgow housing schemes. The last production was in
2013. The LicketyTale of Molly Whuppie has also toured to Sweden and
Ireland.
When I was a little boy,
I washed my mammy’s dishes;
I put my finger in my eye,
And pulled out golden fishes
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Molly Whuppie
“this show has the
wit and vigour to
entrance all ages”
The Herald
Education Value
“Enrapturing,
storytelling at its
finest!”
M Williams,
Tranent
Molly Whuppie has been adapted from the traditional and rather
more brutal Scottish tale. The Licketyspit version highlights the
child Molly Whuppie, a hero who overcomes her fears of the dark
forest, the mountain and the Giant.
This play explores themes such as fairness, tolerance, generosity,
personal and social responsibility.
Confronted by difficult choices she learns to think independently
and make the right moral choice when she discovers the truth
about the King.
This play is a wonderful, inspiring and satisfying moral tale with a
lot of energy and verve.
Imaginative Play
.
Following the performance, children receive a Molly
Whuppie programme which they can colour/decorate, cut
out and tape onto sticks to use as puppets to tell the story
to somebody else, or make up their own story!
The audio CD and book of the story can be ordered from our
website www.licketyspit.com
Molly Whuppie
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Ninian the Giant’s Garden
In the story Ninian the Giant grows lots of mouth-watering foods,
Here are a few suggestions that you can grow indoors with your
children:
Mustard and Cress Seeds
Place these on a saucer of soggy cotton wool by the window, keep
topping up with water. You can eat these once they have grown.
Carrot Top
Cut the top of a carrot off with an inch still attached to the top and
pop it in a pot of compost in a warm place, with the top of the
carrot level with the soil. Lovely furry plants will grow!
Bean Jars
Place some compost in a jam jar with a few dried beans in a warm
place and watch them grow.
“Brillant
- very child
centred and
interactive
- FANTASTIC”
Campie Nursery
East Lothian
Below are pictures of Molly Whuppie and Ninian the Giant
which you can colour in, cut out, tape onto sticks and use
as puppets!
For further information
Licketyspit, North Edinburgh Arts, 15a Pennywell Court, Edinburgh, EH4 4TZ
T: 0131 332 0410/2096 M: 07970 749 138 E: [email protected] www.licketyspit.com
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