The cardboard box opera
The smallest opera house in town has sold out both seats. The star is about to sing about something deeply important, such as toast.
Tonight there’s a grand performance at the smallest opera house in town. A shoebox turned on its side becomes the stage, the elf takes the spotlight, and two soft toys have the best seats in the house.
Children give the elf its voice, singing dramatic lines about the most ordinary things, like toast, socks or the weather.
It’s quick to set up, wonderfully silly and the perfect excuse for some over-the-top singing at the breakfast table.
How to set it up
- Turn the shoebox on its side with the opening facing the audience. Sit the elf at the front of the stage.
- Seat the soft toys opposite and leave a little aisle between them.
- Give the elf a singing voice and perform one grand line about breakfast.