It says for 7+, and I would really emphasize the '+'. As soon as we got home I phoned my mum to tell her she had to book tickets.
'The Sleeping Beauties' is fantastically written by Robert Alan Evans. And as we sat eagerly awaiting the performance I was drawn into the programme:
"It surprised me that in Sleeping Beauty that terrible thing is time."
It was something I had never thought through, and yet, what worse an enemy to anyone's life but time?With performances until the 4th January, I decided to put the performance to the ultimate test by taking a 4 year old (Four and three quarters if you ask the girl herself).
This was because I have still not been forgiven for not taking her to see 'Peter Pan'- the Sherman's 2013 Christmas production.
There was the inevitable excitement of being at the theatre.
And as the lights dimmed, we were drawn in.
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As Squeaks cwtched into me, as her body jumped with fear and surprise, I loved knowing how much she was transfixed.
I laughed as she asked me if I remembered her being in my tummy (because it's so easy to forget?).
And I loved how she laughed at the use of the word 'lunatic'.
Moving on a 'long long time' was fantastic, I loved 'Prince' and couldn't have laughed more at Eve's mimic of him.
Gruffudd Glyn was amazing (I'm sure I should use a phrase like 'amaze-balls') as the Queen, I began scratching my head as to whom he reminded me of, before completely giving in and enjoying the performance.
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Credit: Mark Douet |
I would definitely go back and enjoy it for me. I love watching Squeaks enjoying the theatre, but 'The Sleeping Beauties' is definitely enjoyable for 'grown-ups'.
It's not the Sherman's equivalent of a pantomime, it is a fantastic production. It is amazingly well-written, it makes a great use of every element of 'theatre' and it takes a fairy tale we know and love, and makes it new, and spell-binding, and beautiful.
Disclosure: We received two tickets for the purposes of this review. All opinions detailed are our own.
Hi Debbie,
ReplyDeleteI love your review; it's really interesting to see the point of view from a Mother rather than myself. I saw the show last night and really enjoyed it... however I didn't have that extra bonus of a young, excited child with me.
If you're interested my review can be found here: http://thescribbleemporium.wordpress.com/2013/12/11/shermans-sleeping-beauties-sparkle-and-shine/
Out of interest are you taking your child to see Corina Pavlova at Sherman?
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