Swallows and Amazons
From: Thursday, 15th December 2011
To: Saturday, 14 January 2012
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Synopsis
The Children's Touring Partnership in association with The National Theatre presents the Bristol Old Vic production of Swallows and Amazons.
A new play with music written by Helen Edmundson, with music and lyrics by Neil Hannon based on the story by Arthur Ransome.
All aboard The Swallow! Follow Captain John and his able crew as they set sail to Wildcat Island on an exotic adventure to encounter savages, capture dastardly pirates and defeat mortal enemies.
An action-packed musical adventure for the whole family, Swallows and Amazons is a story of an idyllic era, of endless summer evenings and the beauty of youthful imagination.
Based on the much-loved book by Arthur Ransome, this delightful and gloriously imaginative production is directed by Tom Morris, co-director of the National Theatre's Tony Award-winning smash hit War Horse and Artistic Director of Bristol Old Vic where the show premiered to critical acclaim in 2010. Swallows and Amazons is written by Helen Edmundson who adapted the National's acclaimed Coram Boy, with music by Neil Hannon of The Divine Comedy.
Our Review:
Jo Caird - 21 December 2011
Times have changed since the publication of Arthur Ransome's Swallows and Amazons in 1930. You'd be hard pressed to find a parent happy to send four children between the ages of 12 and seven off in a boat to spend a few days alone on an island in the middle of a lake on their own now, for instance.
What hasn't changed at all, however, is the spirit that the story and its sequels captured: children may play safely indoors these days but the power of adventure and imagination is as strong as it's always been. The brilliance of director Tom Morris's musical theatre adaptation of the book, now playing in the West End in advance of a national tour, is that it puts that imagination centre stage.
Integral to this process is Robert Innes Hopkins' lovely design, which calls upon the cast to magic into existence the physical contexts for the adventures that take place. Swallow, the boat in which the Walker children set sail, i...
Latest User Review
Cassox - 11 January 2012:
An unfortunately dull show. Morris tries to capture kneehigh, but misses the charm, and Melly still, but misses her invention and dark wit. Performances are, however, good, but the music is lamentable and does nothing to make the show better. It is a very very worthy show and only gets watchable in the second half when it's not trying to take itself so seriously. In fact it is rather telling that the 'best bits' are an incredibly camp dream sequence and when the action starts to engage the audience rather than exclude them. I have no idea why people think it's good. It's rather like those children's books that kids hate but adults make them read because it's 'good' for them, but as a show. Would advise seeing THE CHILDREN AND ANIMALS TOOK TO THE STREET or getting the dvd of katie Mitchell's stage version of CAT IN THE HAT which have aims at a similarly aged audience....
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Reynolds (Chichester) (Corporate Sponsor)
National Theatre (Producer)
Children's Touring Partnership (Producer)
Bristol Old Vic ()
Tom Morris (Director)
Robert Innes Hopkins (Design)
James Farncombe (Lighting)
Robert Innes Hopkins (Costume)
Liesel Corp (Costume)
Jason Barnes (Sound)
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