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Madagascar Live

Venue: Metro Radio Arena
Where: Newcastle upon Tyne
Date Reviewed: 8 February 2013
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Madagascar Live! Is a stage version of the Madagascar film, currently touring arenas.

This Stage Entertainment Production of the DreamWorks film is bright, cheerful and has fantastic costumes. The whole show is fun, fast moving and involves the audience. Several characters even leave the stage and interact with the front row on several occasions.

But it is the detail on the costumes that stand out thanks to Gregg Barnes, brilliant designs.

While all the cast as excellent at bringing their characters to life, regardless of them being penguins or hippos it is Shayne Kennon as Alex the Lion and Bradley Frenette who steal the show. The American pronunciations get slightly annoying, as does the constant chatter from the audience, but that is one downfall of seeing a show in an arena as apposed to a theatre. Why audience react differently is beyond me.

Madagascar plays several performances most days and as the song says Move It Move It to catch it when you can!

- by John Dixon

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	DreamWorks' Madagascar Live! tours UK arenas next year - 11th Oct 2012 news

Reader Reviews

Score	Comment	Date
	I agree totally with the above reviews, I too was disappointed. My son 3 fell asleep during show, very little interaction with audience and unclear dialogue. I found myself yawning and clock watching, wishing it would end. Not as good as disney on ice. - mrs bee	24 Feb 13
	Great costumes and stage sets but a very poorly thought out show. It had potential but there was a lack of enthusiasm from the players and poor interaction with the audience. Highly over priced tickets for what was no more than a high school production made it a disappointment for all. - SimonT	11 Feb 13
	Very disappointed. The audience was not engaged from the beginning, a hubbub was heard throughout the show. Where there arr lots of children this happens but this was chattering rather than excitement. When we really thought about it neither the songs nor the dialogue came across, sound was neither clear nor captivating. Friend who attended s later show had much the same comments and they had no idea about the story (they had not seen the film). King Julien gave is some hope but sadly this came too late. Overall thoroughly underwhelmed. A special family treat came to nothing, the children havn't even talked about it. - Wildflowers	11 Feb 13

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