Blather, Blarney and Balderdash     Blather, Blarney and Balderdash

Inspired by Folk and Fairy Tales from the Emerald Isle


Cast:  Flexible cast of 25-50
Set:  Single exterior set
Time:  About 75 minutes

Script:  $6.00
Royalty:  $50 First performance/$40 Each additional performance

Three hilarious and action-packed Irish folk and fairy tales collide in raucous laughter when a trio of wild and crazy leprechauns try to help tongue-tied shepherd Fin O'Grady learn to tell a story and win the hand of his one true love.  Assisted by the wee folk of Ireland, Blather, Blarney and Balderdash enact "The Hunchback of Knockgrafton," in which a simple man's gentle nature wins him an unexpected prize and a cruel counterpart learns that it's not a good idea to mess with little people.  In "The Griffin's Feather," young Aidan bravely encounters a sneezing girl, a frenzied farmer and a bombastic boatman before snatching three feathers from a hen-pecked griffin in order to cure a sleeping beauty.  In "The Bird, the Mouse and the Cricket," a courageous lass and three magical animals risk their necks to help a sour prince regain his lost laughter.  At last, the shy Fin discovers that a story is a treasure that increases the more you share it.  This uplifting, easy-to-produce ensemble comedy combines clever dialogue with slapstick humor and features numerous "showcase" roles so that everyone, even the least experienced, has a chance to shine.

Other titles you may like:
Aesop's Fables
Folk Tales For Fun
A Hairy Tale
The Tale of Snow White
Three Fables
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Patrick Rainville Dorn



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