In a Pickle

Synopsis

Oily Cart go on a voyage of discovery with their young audiences through the landscapes of Shakespeare s imagination and the music of his language. Renowned for their ?wonderlands , the company creates a total theatre experience for children aged 2 - 4, their families and friends. Multi-talented performers come together to create a magical introduction to the theatre.

Our Review:

12 December 2012

Shakespeare's The Winter’s Tale - an intense family drama - might seem off-limits to those of a very young age. Yet with In A Pickle, acclaimed children’s company, Oily Cart, have created with the RSC a charming, unique, multi-sensory production to engage audiences of 2-5 years.

Writer/director Tim Webb has wisely presented the second, lighter half of the original: abandoned baby princess Florizel is found by a Shepherd in Bohemia, and is eventually returned to Sicilia to her grieving father and (supposedly) dead mother. But a complex linear plot is transformed into something altogether more experimental, ironically making it far more suitable for toddlers. It is a poignant tale of loss and belonging, and at each step the audience are invited to help solve the baby’s parentage.

In the Unicorn Theatre’s bright atrium, a troupe of gentle, “baa-ing” wooly sheep with soft country-style accents invite us to Shep...

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