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Review of ‘The Little Prince’: “What is essential is invisible to the eye, but should be shown someway”
The Cockpit Theatre hosts this new adaptation of the classic children’s novel, combining puppetry and mime to bring its fanciful world from the page onto the stage. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show, to let us know if in this reimagined take everything ends up coming up roses. It may not be the…
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Puppet designer Toby Olié talks upcoming show ‘There’s A Bear On My Chair’: “It’s purely about that act of belief”
Following worldwide critically acclaimed productions such as War Horse and Spirited Away, the award-winning creative sets up to open his next project – this time, bringing Ross Collin’s children’s best-seller to the Southbank Centre’s stage for a limited run later this month. Guillermo Nazara chats with the artist, to learn more about the piece and…
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Review of ‘The Secret That Saved Christmas’: “Well-behaved delivery, but no present wow factor”
The Hampton Hill Theatre opens its stage to this new children’s piece – bringing adventure, friendship, and new layers of magic through this original narrative inspired by the festive season. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show, to let us know if this holiday fantasy ends up feeling too santa-monious. Somebody’s been naughty this…
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Director James Haddrell and writers Sidonie Welton and Brad Tutt talk new upcoming musical ‘Beauty and the Beast’: “A big thing for me was promoting the neutrality of a ‘happy ending’”
The classic fairy tale gets twisted, turned and relived in this original musical adaptation coming to the Greenwich Theatre for the whole month of August. Guillermo Nazara chats with the lead creative team, to learn all the fun facts about the development of this family piece, where children and adults alike are welcome to be…
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Theatre Peckham to host world premiere of new Peter Pan themed musical
The show will open the venue’s Christmas season, featuring a new original score, as well as music and lyrics, in an updated adaptation bringing further proximity between the characters and its audience. Their latest installment in a long series of reimagined fairy tale classics, the montage will also give the opportunity to young artists to…
