Feathers in the Snow
From: Wednesday, 5th December 2012
To: Saturday, 5 January 2013
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Synopsis
Beneath a sky full of stars a decision is made. This decision sets off an astonishing chain of events. And a journey involving a talking leopard, a greedy King, a magical bird, a tidal wave, a Sea Witch, a lost soldier, a devious dolphin, a war - and a trail of feathers in the snow...
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Michael Coveney - 10 December 2012
The last show at the damp, dark and atmospheric Southwark Playhouse under London Bridge station (before the move to the Elephant and Castle in the New Year) is a fast-moving but surprisingly routine and colourless Brechtian epic by Philip Ridley, whose writing for children normally has infinitely more fizz and sparkle.
Billed as a story of magic and migration, Feathers in the Snow starts out as a grim fairy tale in which Lena chooses one of two men who love her, Jared and Stefan, and gives birth to a girl, Lyla, who can only cheer up when she’s got hold of a magic feather.
She’s so introverted, this girl, that she’s re-christened Shylyla, which makes her sound like an Irish hockey stick. When she warms up, she’s a good sort who doesn’t want to be a pampered princess but to help people out by getting rid of all their weapons.
The rest of the show proves that this just ain’t gonna happen, surprise surprise, and we...
Latest User Review
Ellen - 28 December 2012:
Not a family show despite how its billed a - lots of violence and a view adult references. Horrified to see young children attending. Show meanders on and on and could not wait for it to end. Would not bother seeing it....
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Philip Ridley (Author)
Southwark Playhouse (Producer)
David Mercatali (Director)
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