Before the high and far off times,
oh my best beloved,
Long before the
rhino had baggy skin
Or the leopard had spots
Or the kangaroo had bounce
Or the elephant had a trunk.
Came the time of the very beginnings
And that was in the days when the Eldest Magician was getting things ready
- How did the elephant get his trunk?
- How did the leopard get his spots?
- How did the rhinoceros get his skin?
These are just some of the riddles solved in this musical comedy!
Based on the immortal short stories of Rudyard Kipling, Just So takes you on a fantastic journey along the banks of Africa's great, grey-green, greasy Limpopo River to meet an amazing collection of strange and wonderful creatures.
Set at the beginning of time, the musical introduces the Eldest Magician who has created a world of beasts and birds and fish. Everything was just so, until Pau Amma the Crab began playing with the ocean, causing a flood that threatened the other animals.
To stop the crab, the Elephant’s Child goes on a quest to the Limpopo River, and discovers many lessons including how the leopard got his spots, how the rhinoceros got his skin and how curiosity and a hungry crocodile can turn an elephant’s small nose into a very large trunk.
Set to a eclectic, upbeat score, Kipling’s “Just So Stories” are woven with wit and imagination into a song-filled journey through the jungle. And you will be inspired by its underlying message -
That one determined individual
can make a real difference in this world.
Take a sneaky peak and listen |
