THE Paper Moon caf in Malvern Link is the venue for Simon Sky Investigates... The one man show is des-cribed as a real-time mystery and made-in-the-moment whodunnit. It will be a wholly improvised tale featuring Simon Sky, the shapeshifting detective, a mercurial sleuth who combines Sherlock Holmes and Dr Who, with a dash of Puck. Simon Sky is the creation of Theatre Innovations, the creative collaboration of Malvern artists Simon Blakeman and Dorothy Watkins. Their aim is to explore the art of theatre through improvisation, clowning, storytelling and music. Dorothy and Simon created two festivals in 2001, the focal points of which were the celebration of the creative and healing arts, in particular the bardic tradition. "We have found the theatre craft to be enriching, enlivening and empowering," said Dorothy, "We wish to share this work with other through performance and workshops. "We want to see the creative inspiration that flows in everyone burst forth like the crystal Malvern waters." Simon Sky Investi GENERATIONS of children have been painlessly introduced to the joys of orchestral music by Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf.

THE Paper Moon caf in Malvern Link is the venue for Simon Sky Investigates... The one man show is des-cribed as a real-time mystery and made-in-the-moment whodunnit. It will be a wholly improvised tale featuring Simon Sky, the shapeshifting detective, a mercurial sleuth who combines Sherlock Holmes and Dr Who, with a dash of Puck. Simon Sky is the creation of Theatre Innovations, the creative collaboration of Malvern artists Simon Blakeman and Dorothy Watkins. Their aim is to explore the art of theatre through improvisation, clowning, storytelling and music. Dorothy and Simon created two festivals in 2001, the focal points of which were the celebration of the creative and healing arts, in particular the bardic tradition. "We have found the theatre craft to be enriching, enlivening and empowering," said Dorothy, "We wish to share this work with other through performance and workshops. "We want to see the creative inspiration that flows in everyone burst forth like the crystal Malvern waters." Simon Sky Investi This popular symphonic fairy tale with narration has been a hit ever since its 1936 debut. Now the English Symphony Orchestra is performing it as one of the centrepieces of its Zoological Fantasy children's concerts next month.

THE Paper Moon caf in Malvern Link is the venue for Simon Sky Investigates... The one man show is des-cribed as a real-time mystery and made-in-the-moment whodunnit. It will be a wholly improvised tale featuring Simon Sky, the shapeshifting detective, a mercurial sleuth who combines Sherlock Holmes and Dr Who, with a dash of Puck. Simon Sky is the creation of Theatre Innovations, the creative collaboration of Malvern artists Simon Blakeman and Dorothy Watkins. Their aim is to explore the art of theatre through improvisation, clowning, storytelling and music. Dorothy and Simon created two festivals in 2001, the focal points of which were the celebration of the creative and healing arts, in particular the bardic tradition. "We have found the theatre craft to be enriching, enlivening and empowering," said Dorothy, "We wish to share this work with other through performance and workshops. "We want to see the creative inspiration that flows in everyone burst forth like the crystal Malvern waters." Simon Sky Investi The orchestra is being joined by Colwall's rector, Rev Carl Attwood, as the narrator.

THE Paper Moon caf in Malvern Link is the venue for Simon Sky Investigates... The one man show is des-cribed as a real-time mystery and made-in-the-moment whodunnit. It will be a wholly improvised tale featuring Simon Sky, the shapeshifting detective, a mercurial sleuth who combines Sherlock Holmes and Dr Who, with a dash of Puck. Simon Sky is the creation of Theatre Innovations, the creative collaboration of Malvern artists Simon Blakeman and Dorothy Watkins. Their aim is to explore the art of theatre through improvisation, clowning, storytelling and music. Dorothy and Simon created two festivals in 2001, the focal points of which were the celebration of the creative and healing arts, in particular the bardic tradition. "We have found the theatre craft to be enriching, enlivening and empowering," said Dorothy, "We wish to share this work with other through performance and workshops. "We want to see the creative inspiration that flows in everyone burst forth like the crystal Malvern waters." Simon Sky Investi William Boughton, the ESO's artistic director, who will be conducting, has no doubt about the continuing appeal of the piece.

THE Paper Moon caf in Malvern Link is the venue for Simon Sky Investigates... The one man show is des-cribed as a real-time mystery and made-in-the-moment whodunnit. It will be a wholly improvised tale featuring Simon Sky, the shapeshifting detective, a mercurial sleuth who combines Sherlock Holmes and Dr Who, with a dash of Puck. Simon Sky is the creation of Theatre Innovations, the creative collaboration of Malvern artists Simon Blakeman and Dorothy Watkins. Their aim is to explore the art of theatre through improvisation, clowning, storytelling and music. Dorothy and Simon created two festivals in 2001, the focal points of which were the celebration of the creative and healing arts, in particular the bardic tradition. "We have found the theatre craft to be enriching, enlivening and empowering," said Dorothy, "We wish to share this work with other through performance and workshops. "We want to see the creative inspiration that flows in everyone burst forth like the crystal Malvern waters." Simon Sky Investi "It's the music. It captivates children because of the different themes for the characters played on different instruments, such as the strings for Peter and the oboe for the duck.

THE Paper Moon caf in Malvern Link is the venue for Simon Sky Investigates... The one man show is des-cribed as a real-time mystery and made-in-the-moment whodunnit. It will be a wholly improvised tale featuring Simon Sky, the shapeshifting detective, a mercurial sleuth who combines Sherlock Holmes and Dr Who, with a dash of Puck. Simon Sky is the creation of Theatre Innovations, the creative collaboration of Malvern artists Simon Blakeman and Dorothy Watkins. Their aim is to explore the art of theatre through improvisation, clowning, storytelling and music. Dorothy and Simon created two festivals in 2001, the focal points of which were the celebration of the creative and healing arts, in particular the bardic tradition. "We have found the theatre craft to be enriching, enlivening and empowering," said Dorothy, "We wish to share this work with other through performance and workshops. "We want to see the creative inspiration that flows in everyone burst forth like the crystal Malvern waters." Simon Sky Investi "If one captivates children at an early enough age, then hopefully classical music will become part of their lives, not something they feel is elitist or alien to them."

THE Paper Moon caf in Malvern Link is the venue for Simon Sky Investigates... The one man show is des-cribed as a real-time mystery and made-in-the-moment whodunnit. It will be a wholly improvised tale featuring Simon Sky, the shapeshifting detective, a mercurial sleuth who combines Sherlock Holmes and Dr Who, with a dash of Puck. Simon Sky is the creation of Theatre Innovations, the creative collaboration of Malvern artists Simon Blakeman and Dorothy Watkins. Their aim is to explore the art of theatre through improvisation, clowning, storytelling and music. Dorothy and Simon created two festivals in 2001, the focal points of which were the celebration of the creative and healing arts, in particular the bardic tradition. "We have found the theatre craft to be enriching, enlivening and empowering," said Dorothy, "We wish to share this work with other through performance and workshops. "We want to see the creative inspiration that flows in everyone burst forth like the crystal Malvern waters." Simon Sky Investi Russian-born Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1943) made his initial impact at home before living in France and the USA for a period. By the 30s, he returned to what was then the Soviet Union, and wrote some of his most popular works, including Peter and the Wolf and Lieutenant Kije.

THE Paper Moon caf in Malvern Link is the venue for Simon Sky Investigates... The one man show is des-cribed as a real-time mystery and made-in-the-moment whodunnit. It will be a wholly improvised tale featuring Simon Sky, the shapeshifting detective, a mercurial sleuth who combines Sherlock Holmes and Dr Who, with a dash of Puck. Simon Sky is the creation of Theatre Innovations, the creative collaboration of Malvern artists Simon Blakeman and Dorothy Watkins. Their aim is to explore the art of theatre through improvisation, clowning, storytelling and music. Dorothy and Simon created two festivals in 2001, the focal points of which were the celebration of the creative and healing arts, in particular the bardic tradition. "We have found the theatre craft to be enriching, enlivening and empowering," said Dorothy, "We wish to share this work with other through performance and workshops. "We want to see the creative inspiration that flows in everyone burst forth like the crystal Malvern waters." Simon Sky Investi Peter's popularity has never waned; dozens of versions have been recorded, with the narration by performers as various as John Gielgud, Lenny Henry, Patrick Stewart, Sean Connery and David Bowie.

THE Paper Moon caf in Malvern Link is the venue for Simon Sky Investigates... The one man show is des-cribed as a real-time mystery and made-in-the-moment whodunnit. It will be a wholly improvised tale featuring Simon Sky, the shapeshifting detective, a mercurial sleuth who combines Sherlock Holmes and Dr Who, with a dash of Puck. Simon Sky is the creation of Theatre Innovations, the creative collaboration of Malvern artists Simon Blakeman and Dorothy Watkins. Their aim is to explore the art of theatre through improvisation, clowning, storytelling and music. Dorothy and Simon created two festivals in 2001, the focal points of which were the celebration of the creative and healing arts, in particular the bardic tradition. "We have found the theatre craft to be enriching, enlivening and empowering," said Dorothy, "We wish to share this work with other through performance and workshops. "We want to see the creative inspiration that flows in everyone burst forth like the crystal Malvern waters." Simon Sky Investi It was announced earlier this year that a new recording is being made, with narration by Bill Clinton and Mikhail Gorbachev.

THE Paper Moon caf in Malvern Link is the venue for Simon Sky Investigates... The one man show is des-cribed as a real-time mystery and made-in-the-moment whodunnit. It will be a wholly improvised tale featuring Simon Sky, the shapeshifting detective, a mercurial sleuth who combines Sherlock Holmes and Dr Who, with a dash of Puck. Simon Sky is the creation of Theatre Innovations, the creative collaboration of Malvern artists Simon Blakeman and Dorothy Watkins. Their aim is to explore the art of theatre through improvisation, clowning, storytelling and music. Dorothy and Simon created two festivals in 2001, the focal points of which were the celebration of the creative and healing arts, in particular the bardic tradition. "We have found the theatre craft to be enriching, enlivening and empowering," said Dorothy, "We wish to share this work with other through performance and workshops. "We want to see the creative inspiration that flows in everyone burst forth like the crystal Malvern waters." Simon Sky Investi The ESO will also be performing Saint-Sans's Carnival of The Animals, and children who are attending with school parties have been invited to submit poems on the various animals depicted. The best ones will be read out from the platform between the movements.

THE Paper Moon caf in Malvern Link is the venue for Simon Sky Investigates... The one man show is des-cribed as a real-time mystery and made-in-the-moment whodunnit. It will be a wholly improvised tale featuring Simon Sky, the shapeshifting detective, a mercurial sleuth who combines Sherlock Holmes and Dr Who, with a dash of Puck. Simon Sky is the creation of Theatre Innovations, the creative collaboration of Malvern artists Simon Blakeman and Dorothy Watkins. Their aim is to explore the art of theatre through improvisation, clowning, storytelling and music. Dorothy and Simon created two festivals in 2001, the focal points of which were the celebration of the creative and healing arts, in particular the bardic tradition. "We have found the theatre craft to be enriching, enlivening and empowering," said Dorothy, "We wish to share this work with other through performance and workshops. "We want to see the creative inspiration that flows in everyone burst forth like the crystal Malvern waters." Simon Sky Investi "Ogden Nash wrote some brilliant poems a while ago for the piece, but they've become rather dated, and we decided to ask the children to have a go," said Mr Boughton.

THE Paper Moon caf in Malvern Link is the venue for Simon Sky Investigates... The one man show is des-cribed as a real-time mystery and made-in-the-moment whodunnit. It will be a wholly improvised tale featuring Simon Sky, the shapeshifting detective, a mercurial sleuth who combines Sherlock Holmes and Dr Who, with a dash of Puck. Simon Sky is the creation of Theatre Innovations, the creative collaboration of Malvern artists Simon Blakeman and Dorothy Watkins. Their aim is to explore the art of theatre through improvisation, clowning, storytelling and music. Dorothy and Simon created two festivals in 2001, the focal points of which were the celebration of the creative and healing arts, in particular the bardic tradition. "We have found the theatre craft to be enriching, enlivening and empowering," said Dorothy, "We wish to share this work with other through performance and workshops. "We want to see the creative inspiration that flows in everyone burst forth like the crystal Malvern waters." Simon Sky Investi The concerts are on Friday, May 2, at 11.30am and 1.30pm for school parties, and at 6pm for a family audience.

THE Paper Moon caf in Malvern Link is the venue for Simon Sky Investigates... The one man show is des-cribed as a real-time mystery and made-in-the-moment whodunnit. It will be a wholly improvised tale featuring Simon Sky, the shapeshifting detective, a mercurial sleuth who combines Sherlock Holmes and Dr Who, with a dash of Puck. Simon Sky is the creation of Theatre Innovations, the creative collaboration of Malvern artists Simon Blakeman and Dorothy Watkins. Their aim is to explore the art of theatre through improvisation, clowning, storytelling and music. Dorothy and Simon created two festivals in 2001, the focal points of which were the celebration of the creative and healing arts, in particular the bardic tradition. "We have found the theatre craft to be enriching, enlivening and empowering," said Dorothy, "We wish to share this work with other through performance and workshops. "We want to see the creative inspiration that flows in everyone burst forth like the crystal Malvern waters." Simon Sky Investi Some tickets, particularly for the evening show, are still available, but they are going fast. The box office cam be contacted on 01684 892277.