Michigan Shakespeare Festival

Three Spinning Fairies

From the Brothers Grimm, Adapted by Miriam Biskin
Directed by Sean Harmon

A play with a heroine that all children can understand.

Belinda wants to marry the Prince, but his mother, the Queen, will only allow her son to wed a girl who can spin flax. As a test, Belinda is locked in a dungeon with a spinning wheel and not allowed out until she has spun a gigantic amount of the cloth. Alas, Belinda has never learned to spin. Just when all seems lost, three delightful but terribly ugly fairies appear, and will help Belinda spin the huge load of flax if they can be guests of honor at her wedding. Belinda agrees, but when the wedding day arrives Belinda's conscience gets the best of her and she tells the truth. It is then that the three spinning fairies spin a fantastical tale of their own!

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