Handa’s Surprise
9 Feb – 16 Apr 2022

Little Angel Theatre

Handa’s Surprise. Photo by Ellie Kurttz featuring the previous cast Toniche Wallace and Michal Keyamo
Handa’s Surprise. Photo by Ellie Kurttz featuring the previous cast Toniche Wallace and Michal Keyamo

Based on the bestselling book written and illustrated by Eileen Browne (and aimed at 2-5 year olds) Handa’s Surprise will return to Little Angel Theatre once more before heading out on tour in the Spring. 

Travel to Kenya and follow in Handa’s footsteps as she journeys to see her best friend Akeyo, in the next village. Handa is taking seven delicious fruits as a surprise – but seven different animals have seven very different ideas… could you resist the sweet-smelling guava? How about a ripe red mango or a tangy purple passion fruit?

Directed by Marleen Vermeulen with set design by Sophia Lovell Smith and puppets made by Peter O’Rourke, this production uses a blend of physical performance, puppetry, live music and song combine to create an intimate, magical production with audience participation. Come and share in the magical tangerine surprise! 

NEED TO KNOW: Handa’s Surprise is at the Little Angel Theatre from 9 Feb to 16 Apr 2022