My First Cinderella

Synopsis

My First Cinderella tells everyone's favourite rags-to-riches story in a beautifully adapted version for young audiences. Cinderella is tormented by her spiteful stepsisters and she can only dream of attending the Prince's glamorous ball. Abandoned to an evening of drudgery, Cinderella is visited by her Fairy Godmother who transforms her into a glittering princess who shall go to the ball. Prokofiev's ravishing score is accompanied with narration to ensure that everyone enjoys this classic fairytale.

Our Review:

19 May 2013

The English National Ballet and the English National Ballet school present this magical show, in which children from the age of 3 can experience the intriguing world of the ballet, which can be a mystery for a youngsters, as they can struggle to convert the imagery on display into a story they can recognise.

With the aide of a narrator (Jane Wymark) the audience are guided through a simplified version of this classical piece with good introductions to each character and Act One in particular, has a good amount of narration to help the children understand the role danced has to play in telling the story.  The idea of soloists is introduced and the excitement builds as Cinderella prepares to head to the ball.

Act Two has less narration as the audience has already had a lot of the information they need to follow the story and there is more emphasis on the dance elements. This allows the second part to flow more like a standard ballet and sees the wonderful ballroo...

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