Review
The 3 actors worked really hard - possibly tried too hard. Do children always want ‘over the top’ manic enthusiasm as per Saturday morning TV?
On the whole the puppets didn’t work for me. I liked Pegasus and his wings, but the other puppet characters weren’t very good. And the 3 young operators didn’t understand that a puppeteer shouldn’t act or do faces (ie happy , sad, frightened) for the puppet.
Good audience involvement; and whilst there were a lot of words in the (often rather complex) stories, the children seemed well engaged.
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Why is the work suitable or not suitable / ready for rural touring ?
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Possibly . but not for me, because of the manic presentation
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Why would you book them ? or Why wouldn’t you book them ?
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Because it could have been more effective if they had been lower key
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Why would it be worth pursuing this company to consider work in the future? Or not ?
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No
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http://www.edfringe.com/whats-on/childrens-shows/greek-myths-for-kids
ReplyDeleteTo be honest I went to see this show - and it was great - kids loved it and was a wonderful and accessible introduction to Greek myths. The reviews on the fringe website agree - perhaps you should ask children what they thought at the end?