…of When Eggy Met Peggy 
What happens when the lonely egg, sat on a wall, meets the sparkling pea from under that huge pile of matresses…? Join Eggy and Peggy the pea, a rock-n-rolling raspberry, cha cha-ing carrots, royalty and a blue horse in this deliciously funny and original twist on The Princess And The Pea.
Starring Amy Lloyd-Jones as the mischievous Queen and one-woman puppeteer for her quirky and beautiful creations, When Eggy Met Peggy offers a feast of puppetry, laughter and a stomping soundtrack to inspire adults and children alike to grow their food, love it and eat it all up.
‘You’re not a real princess…into the compost!” Queen
Encouragement from Theatre Bristol/Puppet Place and funding from Unlimited and River Cottage HQ, has allowed Amy the time and resources to turn ambitious ideas into reality. By performing alongside her creations and experimenting with a variety of puppet making techniques and materials she has produced an original and very funny piece of work. It has toured to a variety of venues to very excited and amused audiences, including theatres (such as The Egg, Bath, The Little Angel, London and Bristol’s Tobacco Factory…full list on EXTRAS page) schools and festivals. The comments on the FEEDBACK page reflect the success of this production and establishes it as very much a show for the whole family.
Go to ARTIST to find out more about the ideas and drive behind When Eggy Met Peggy.
Plot In more Detail:
The Queen is working on her allotment. She has heard a rumour that some kind of fruit or vegetable (she’s not sure which), under a large pile of mattresses, will reveal a “true” princess for her dopey son. Of course the fresh produce need to be full and firm, to withstand such pressure, and what better way to discover the perfect specimen and trick them under all those mattresses than for the Queen to hold a Grand Talent Competition.
The cha cha-ing carrot family and the rock ‘n rolling raspberry are thrilled to be contestants but will the sparkling Peggy the pea be so gullible?
Eggy is a lot smarter than Humpty Dumpty. He has big plans for when he falls off the wall and has made sure a frying pan will catch him. The fruit and veg are more than happy to join him in his passion for cooking but can he rescue them from the Queen… or will he be too late?
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SO MANY people to THANK for their help and advice on getting this show on the road!: I had tremendous support from Justin Stericker and our boys Theo and Arthur and Annie Scotland (SO much thanks!). Big thankyous to Eli Scotland (who created & stitched the wall!), Flora, Polly, Rach Bailey, Poppy, Ruth, Marylin, Loo Loo and Jammy. Dan and Rob at Bunkersoinx. All at Botany Art Studios, especially Xeena & Chloe. Katie Keeler & Olivia Winteringham at Theatre Bristol. Puppet Place folk Rachel, Chris, Alex and Corina. The Muppets. And to Dad (RIP) who brought me up on the great entertainers Harold Lloyd, Laurel & Hardy, Buster Keaton and Chaplin and, of course.. Road Runner..beep beep. We laughed SO muchxxxxxxxxx
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