USING traditional and contemporary puppet craft, Norwich Puppet Theatre offer a fresh, poignant twist to a much loved fairy tale.

The company will breathe life into The Frog and the Princess by the Brothers Grimm, which visits Portland, Swanage, Portesham and Cerne Abbas.

This exquisitely manipulated and humorous performance explores the meeting of cultures and what happens when a Princess deems a Frog unworthy of being her friend, just because of what he is. As the Frog and the Princess undergo an emotional journey from rejection to friendship they discover that deep down, they are not so very different after all.

Touring Dorset with Artsreach, the counties touring arts charity. Suitable for those aged four and above.

“It is the ingenuity of the staging and dexterity of the puppeteers that sets this show apart” Animations Online

*The Frog and the Princess, Royal Manor Theatre, Portland on Friday, November 30 at 6pm. (Call 03336 663366 for tickets), Langton Matravers Village Hall on Saturday, December 1 at 11am (Call 01929 423834 for tickets), Portesham Village Hall on Saturday, December 1 at 6pm (Call 01305 871035 for tickets) and Cerne Abbas Village Hall on Sunday, December 2 at 3pm (Call 01300 341332 for tickets).

See puppettheatre.co.uk for more information.