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SLEEPING BEAUTY
The classic fairytale, THE SLEEPING BEAUTY, is transformed into a hilarious version starring dotty kings, eccentric fairies, bossy servants, stupid princes, and a Sleeping Beauty with her own share of personal shortcomings! And let’s not forget the Ogress! You see, we base our tale on the version by Charles Perrault in which the story only starts to get interesting after the waking kiss. The Prince then marries Beauty and takes her home to his mother: a grumpy Ogress whose constant hunger for a strange kind of meat makes the young girl’s life very difficult indeed.
Our funny fairytale is specially aimed at younger audiences who are just beginning to learn English. It’s got original music, silly jokes, games, lots of action and a level of English particularly suited to young learners. Don’t miss it!! (By the way, adults will enjoy it too).
En español…
Este clásico cuento de hadas se transforma en una divertida versión, bilingüe, del cuento de Charles Perrault. Protagonizada por reyes chiflados, hadas peculiares, sirvientes mandones, príncipes memos y una Bella Durmiente con su propia dosis de defectos personales, nuestra historia se pone más interesante justo después del despertar de la dama gracias al mágico beso: El Príncipe se casa con ella y le presenta a su suegra, una ”Ogra” gruñona, cuyas ansias de comer una carne muy especial le harán la vida imposible a la joven.
Este cuento entrañable pretende fomentar el interés por el inglés entre un público que está iniciándose en su aprendizaje; por lo tanto la importancia del contenido en castellano es algo mayor. El espectáculo es muy interactivo e incluye canciones, juegos, y un nivel de inglés particularmente apto para los alumnos más jóvenes. ¡No te lo pierdas! (Por cierto, también los adultos lo van a disfrutar)
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Do you know the story of “The Sleeping Beauty”?Well, let’s see if you know this version Lingua-Arts. How many differences can you find between the version you know and our version?
…Once upon a time a king and queen had a baby girl named Dawn. To celebrate they had a party and invited a fairy (1) called Ada.During the party, an old woman entered named Hagaret. She was another fairy and she was angry because the King forgot (2) to invite her. (Silly king!) So Hagaret waved her wand (3) and cried, “On this baby’s 16th birthday, she will prick her finger (4) on a needle (5) and DIE!!!”(6) She then disappeared. |
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The King and Queen screamed (7). Just then Ada said, “I can’t change Hagaret’s magic, but I can help (8).
Dawn will not die; but she will fall asleep (9) for 100 years. And then a handsome prince (10) will come and wake (11) her with a kiss (12).”
Many years passed and Dawn’s 16th birthday was near.The King remembered Hagaret’s words so he ordered his servant, Mandon, to destroy (13) all the needles in the land, which he did (or so he thought.)
Finally, it was Dawn’s 16th birthday and she got a present(14): a little dog. She was very happy and took it for a walk around the castle. She found a dark room (15). Inside she saw an old woman who was sewing (16) with a needle. “You try,” (17) said the old woman. “OK,” said Dawn and, of course, pricked her finger and fell asleep. The woman was Hagaret and thinking that Dawn was dead, laughed and ran away (18). Everyone in the castle was sad (19) because Dawn was sleeping. So Ada waved her wand and PUFF! The King, the Queen and all the servants, went to sleep too. The castle was very quiet. (20)
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100 years passed. One day, a prince called Memo found the sleeping Dawn but as he was stupid, he couldn’t wake her up (21). Then he remembered. (22) He kissed her: Dawn woke up, they fell in love (23) and they got married (24). Prince Memo took Dawn to his castle where his mother lived. Her name was Ogra. She was an ogress and she was very ugly. (25)
A few days passed and Dawn and Memo were happy. But then he got news (26) that a dragon was coming near his castle. Memo was stupid, but he was also very brave (27) and so he left his castle to fight (28) the dragon.
Now Dawn was alone with her dog. She didn’t like Ogra, but she made friends (29) with the cook, Dora. (Dora was really Ada in disguise (30).) Ogra didn’t like Dawn, but she liked her dog. In fact, she liked the dog very, very much… And then something horrible happened!!! (31)
Sorry, we can’t tell you the end. It’s a surprise. If you want to know the end, come and see our play…. Thank you!
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1. fairy = hada
2. forget = olvidarse
3. wand = varilla mágica
4. prick her finger = pincharse el dedo
5. needle = aguja
6. die = morirse
7. scream = chillar
8. help = ayudar
9. fall asleep = dormirse
10. prince = príncipe
11. wake = despertar
12. kiss = beso
13. destroy = destruir
14. present = regalo
15. dark room = habitación oscura
16. sew = coser
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17. try = probar
18. ran away = se escapó corriendo
19. sad = triste
20. quiet = tranquilo, silencioso
21. he couldn’t wake her up = no pudo despertarla
22. remember = acordarse
23. they fell in love = se enamoraron
24. they got married = se casaron
25. ugly = fea
26. he got news = recibió noticias
27. brave = valiente
28. fight = luchar con
29. she made friends = si hizo amigas
30. in disguise = disfrazada
31. something horrible happened = pasó algo horrible
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DAWN is a Princess who lives in a castle in the Land of Here. She is 16 years old and is very pretty. Dawn likes presents and her father, the King, gives her lots of presents. They are very rich. Dawn loves her father very much. She also loves to sing and explore the big, big castle where she lives. |
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THE KING is Dawn’s father. He is a nice, kind man, but sometimes he forgets things. He has a wife, the Queen, who is younger than him, but she is a horrible person. The king loves his daughter very much and gives her lots of presents. He gives Dawn a dog for her 16th birthday. |
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ADA is a very important and very good and kind fairy. For example, when Dawn marries the Prince, Ada follows her to Memo’s home to look after her. There, she disguises herself as a cook called DORA. |
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HAGARET is a bad fairy and is another important fairy. She is Ada’s enemy. She is very old and very wicked. She is very angry when she isn’t invited to a party at the castle. |
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MEMO is a Prince who lives far away in the Land of There! He is very handsome but he is not very intelligent. In fact, he’s quite stupid. But Memo is very brave; he is not afraid of anything. |
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OGRA is Prince Memo’s mother, so she becomes Dawn’s mother-in-law (suegra) when Dawn and Memo marry. She is very ugly. Ogra is not human; she is an Ogress or a lady Ogre. Ogres do not like to eat normal food. They like to eat different things. |
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MANDON is a servant in the King and Queen’s castle. He is very bossy and he tells the King what to do. He helps the King a lot because the King always forgets things. |
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TEACHERS’ MATERIALS.
Nuestra versión del famoso cuento La Bella Durmiente se basa en la historia del francés Charles Perrault, siglo XVII, que la desarrolló a partir del despertar de la princesa. Tras el beso, Aurora (la Bella) y el príncipe se casan y se van a vivir con la madre del joven, una “ogra”. La versión de Perrault es bastante tremenda: Narra cómo la pareja tiene dos hijos, viven felices, pero un buen día el príncipe se ve obligado a ir a la guerra. Entonces su esposa queda sola con la suegra, la Ogra, que, sin la influencia humana de su hijo, recobra su instinto básico de comer carne humana. Para ello, manda a la cocinera matar a los hijos de Aurora para devorarles, pero la sirvienta le engaña matando en su lugar a un corderito. Sin embargo, la Ogra descubre la trampa y, furiosa, decide echar a Aurora y a sus hijos dentro de un pozo lleno de bichos venenosos. En ese preciso momento, el hijo regresa de la guerra y llega a tiempo de salvar a su mujer y a sus hijos, y empuja a su propia madre dentro del pozo.
¡NO OS PREOCUPÉIS! La versión de Lingua-Arts es mucho más “light” y divertida. Nuestra protagonista (Dawn) no tiene hijos, pero es dueña de un perro llamado Felipe. Un día, la Ogra tiene ansias de comerse al perro, pero la cocinera (Ada, el Hada buena, disfrazada) le sirve otra cosa, quedando Felipe a salvo. Asimismo, en vez de encontrar la muerte en el fondo de un pozo, la Ogra no tiene un final trágico. Su estado salvaje sólo es temporal y se produce por un descuido (se olvida de tomar su medicina diaria que la mantiene más “humana”).
Además de una ogra poco convencional, nuestro SLEEPING BEAUTY está protagonizada por un rey chiflado (el padre de Dawn), un hada desenfadada (Ada), un sirviente muy eficaz (Mandon), un príncipe muy tonto (Memo), y una Bella Durmiente con su propia dosis de defectos personales - ¡ronca!
Nuestra obra está pensada expresamente para la participación activa de los niños: algunos suben al escenario e intervienen directamente, mientras el resto del público ayuda a los protagonistas desde sus butacas. Incluye música y canciones originales contenidas en un CD que nosotros os proporcionamos con el material didáctico. Además, alrededor del 35 por ciento de la obra es en castellano para así incluir a todos los niños en la experiencia teatral. Tenemos comprobado que este bilingüismo aumenta la comprensión global de los niños, lo que les da más confianza y les motiva en el estudio del inglés.
OBJETIVOS
Como prioridad, hacer que los jóvenes disfruten mucho a la vez que aprenden el inglés.
Ofrecer una historia muy conocida pero con una vuelta de tuerca.
Crear personajes que van contra corriente en un intento de desmitificar a los estereotipos de los cuentos de hadas.
Mostrar al público joven que hay muchas maneras de contar una misma historia.
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UNA ESCENA DE “THE SLEEPING BEAUTY”
El Príncipe Memo encuentra a la Bella profundamente dormida…
MEMO: It’s her! It’s the Princess! Shh, she’s sleeping. Of course, the Sleeping Beauty! And she is a beauty… So, now what? (Lee un papel) “Wake her.” OK. Wakey, wakey! Wakey, wakey! … Oh, dear, no good. Listen kids. I need help. Who wants to help me?
(Dos niños del público suben al escenario para ayudar a Memo a despertarla, pero sin éxito. (Los niños se van)
MEMO: What can I do to wake her? What is “beso”? Kiss her? No, I can’t. OK. Here goes.
MEMO: (La besa y la joven se mueve). Goodie! (…pero no se despierta) Oh, no! I’ll kiss her again. (Finalmente se despierta.)
DAWN: Hello.
MEMO: Hello.
DAWN: Who are you?
MEMO: I am a prince
DAWN: Prince what? … Prince William or Prince Harry?
MEMO: Prince Memo from the Land of There.
DAWN: Hello, Prince Memo. My name is Dawn... What are you looking at?
MEMO: You.
DAWN: Why?
MEMO: You are beautiful.
DAWN: Oh, thank you. You’re beautiful too.
MEMO: Thanks.
DAWN: You’re welcome…. Why are you here?
MEMO: To wake you with a kiss.
DAWN: Of course. You’re that prince! Well, I’m awake now, thank you.
MEMO: You’re welcome.
DAWN: So, what do we do now?
MEMO: Um… (Lee el papel). I ask you to marry me.
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