Once Upon a Seam...The mystery of the Magic Needle

Set in Madame Hemingway’s Magnificent Costume Emporium, the finest costume shop in all the land, Once Upon a Seam is a magical adventure where every costume holds a little spark of the character it represents.

Legend has it that the enchanted needle responsible for this magic was gifted to Madame Hemingway by a Fairy Godmother herself.

But when night falls, the shop transforms. Rails become forests, shelves become ships, mannequins become royalty, and the characters hidden within the costumes step out of their stories.

On Bob Bins’ first night as an apprentice, disaster strikes: the magical needle disappears!

Without it, the stories begin to unravel. Characters forget who they are, villains wander into the wrong tales, and heroes lose their endings. As the shop descends into pantomime chaos, Bob must solve the mystery, find the missing needle and restore the magic before all the stories are lost forever.

Can this clumsy apprentice rise to the challenge and prove he is more than just a loose thread?

Musical Director:        Andy Casterton