Ant and Hop

Written By Annie Siddons

ANT - What’s wrong?

HOP - I think I have Norovirus

ANT - What is a normovirus

HOP - I feel sick

ANT - Oh. Shall we play to take your mind off it?

HOP - No I can’t I am seriously ill

Commissioned by Unicorn Theatre, dir. Rachel Bagshaw, cast Jessica Hayles, Rosie Wyatt, design by Lily Arnold. A version of the Ant and the Grasshopper as part of the Aesop’s Fables Series for 4-7 year olds, featuring a friendship between opposites, and a lot of cake. Performed at the Unicorn Theatre, 2019.

Press Quotes

“The best is saved until last: Ant and Hop (adapted from The Ant and the Grasshopper) by Annie Siddons is a real crowd-pleaser that shows two girls discovering the importance of teamwork and planning, via the medium of cake.”

– Theo Bonsanquet, The Stage [Ant and Hop]

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