Peppapink and her trusty knights Sir Waffle and Sir Rupp debuted at a performance for the Children’s Museum of Illinois. We love ’em and are exploring ways to further build and present their world.

The Museum event was “A Knight to Remember,” full of medieval-themed fun for families in attendance. When the Kablooey Group was invited to to perform we immediately began hatching an original show tailored specifically to the theme. While we enjoyed the process of finding these characters and writing this show we certainly didn’t expect to connect with everything to the degree we did — this was a one-off, quick-fire show! But Peppapink and her knights proved too lovable to set aside. We’re looking forward to more adventures with the princess from the Pinkydink Palace!

Here’s a synopsis for the “A Knight to Remember” show performance:

Princess Peppapink, accompanied by knights Sir Waffle and Sir Rupp, is on leave from the Pinkydink Palace to educate the masses on what it takes to be a proper princess (or prince). After all, its a lot harder than it looks! Plus, a proper knight needs a proper princess (or prince!) to protect, so Peppapink is preaching the proper protocol to people. After leading the audience through several exercises she discovers her royal hairbrush is missing and quickly dispatches Waffle and Rupp to find it. In their absence, she shares a secret with the audience: what she really wants to do is be a knight herself!

Peppapink has a plan. She’s brought along a “clever disguise” so she can hide in the crowd as a “random audience member.” She then asks the audience to help her convince the returning Sir Waffle and Sir Rupp to teach everyone how to be a knight while “the princess” is away. With the crowd’s help the knights agree to do so, and they begin by teaching the all-too appropriate very first lesson taught in Knight School: How to Find Your Princess (or Prince)!”

From there the show gets cute and crazy as the knights, and eventually Peppapink, train the audience in proper knightly etiquette.

(Concept artwork by Jayson Albright)