Be careful what you wish for. That’s what the Queen discovers when after having twelve sons she wishes for a daughter. For at the very moment her beautiful daughter is born, her sons are transformed into wild ducks.

When Princess Snow-Rose learns what happened to her brothers, she sets out to try to release them from their enchantment. She must weave and sew 12 shirts from nettles. And, as if that isn’t hard enough, for three years she must stay silent and neither smile nor weep.

Just as she is about to achieve her goal she hears the sound of hunting horns. The king of the far away land where the Princess and her brothers find themselves is riding out to shoot wild ducks. How can she stop the King harming her brothers without being able to speak? And what happens when she and the King meet?

multi story bring their customary magic to bear in their re-telling of the traditional tale with a blend of live music, magical word-weaving and the engaging physicality that has become their hallmark.

For ten years multi story have travelled the UK and abroad to tell their stories in theatres, arts centre and schools and at festivals. They are delighted to have been awarded the prize for Creativity at the Prague International Fringe Theatre Festival 2009.

The Twelve Wild Ducks will last about 55 minutes and is suitable for ages 5 and above.