A Benjamin Pollock's Toyshop Original
The Magic Horn Toy Theatre or Sleeping Beauty in the Wood
Specifications
The Magic Horn or Sleeping Beauty in the Wood ‘A play you can play to help save the day’ is a push out and slot together toy theatre for kids and all the family to make and play.
Be director, performer, audience member in the Benjamin Pollock’s Toyshop 21st Century interactive version of Sleeping Beauty for all the family.
“Who will defeat Ogre Frosty-toes and rescue Princess Beauty the Beautiest? You put on the play. You choose the hero!”
Kids will love getting to choose the ending of the play whether they are performers or audience. With the human clapometer (the biggest round of applause) the audience decides who gets to wake up Beauty the Beautiest. Will it be Prince Amor Abunda? Will it be Peony Rigglesby the hiker girl? Or will it be Hickory Dickory Duck (the clown that thinks it’s a duck)?
The box includes a stage with scenes and curtains, 20 characters and fold out stand for the laugh out loud script, written and adapted for this 2023 production by Jeffrey Kindley.
The original paper theatre design is an unpublished classic by Peter Jackson based on Leon Bakst’s designs. We’ve added contemporary characters designed by Vikki Zhang and brought it to you in a luxury box designed by Lorenzo Gabini. Read about it’s history here.
Bring families and friends together with a tabletop theatrical extravaganza. Designed and published by Benjamin Pollock’s Toyshop, a toy theatre for kids, grandparents, parents, pets and friends of all ages. Everyone!
Advice on age and difficulty level: We recommend the theatre to be suitable to make for ages 6 and up with a bit of help. It’s easy and does not require cutting or glueing. Performances of course are for all ages.
- Illustrator
- Vikki Zhang
- Assembled
- H34 x W30 x D22 cm
- Box
- H37.5 x W33.5 x D4.4 cm
- Materials
- 300gsm card
- Age Suitability
- All ages, requires easy assembly and reading in English. Not suitable for under 3s.
About Vikki Zhang
We met illustrator Vikki Zhang at Benjamin Pollock’s Toyshop when she was en route to the party of shortlisted artists for The Folio Society Prize via New York and Shanghai.
We loved the detail of Vikki’s work and asked her to design the characters for our Magic Horn Toy Theatre. We look forward to working with Vikki on her own paper theatre soon.
