Beauty and the Beast

Synopsis

A handsome prince transforms into The Beast one stormy night after turning away a wicked Enchantress. Beauty, is captured by the Beast, can she melt his icy heart, break the evil spell and save the life of the handsome prince before the last rose fades and dies?

Our Review:

Scott Purvis - 17 December 2010

Written by Alan McHugh, this retelling of Beauty and the Beast follows a familiar plot, taking a few turns in the dark woods along the way.

The daughter of a wealthy Glasgow merchant, Beauty dreams of throwing aside social conventions and unleashing the wild within herself. When her father steals a rose from the garden of a hideous beast, the trader is forced to make a crushing deal, promising to send his daughter to the creature in exchange for his life. Honour bound, Beauty agrees and finds herself in the thrawl of Cora, a beautiful enchantress who transformed her suitor into an animal when he refused to take her hand in marriage.

Haunted by the spirits which chilled the Dickensian Christmases, Philip Whitcomb’s design is beautiful , a highlight not just of the season but of the year. It captures the decaying grandeur of the Regency period, all dusty grey foot servants and gaudily enamelled mirrors. Part Universal horror film and part Victorian Go...

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