The Snow Queen
From: Tuesday, 1st December 2009
To: Saturday, 23 January 2010
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Synopsis
A much loved family favourite. Kay is lured away by the Snow Queen who captures his heart - his only hope is his friend Gerda - but what can she do against so powerful a woman.
Our Review:
18 December 2009
The best pantomimes are all about getting in touch with your inner child, and in many ways, this succeeds, thanks to the adaptation by Patrick Dineen with dramaturg Mike Kenny. However, that’s mostly due to the setting, music (Dineen again) and sound (Mary Cummings), atmospheric lighting (Phil Saunders), gorgeous costumes and the acting.
Unfortunately, it has gone and lost the plot somewhat, complete (or not…) with a sanitised ending which peters out. And we all know this story, don’t we, boys and girls? Oh yes we do: boy and girl are friends, boy vanishes, girl searches everywhere and eventually rescues him. And there’s the wicked Snow Queen, who captivates and captures Kai after he takes to heart a piece of glass. And there’s the wizard whose broken mirror causes all the trouble, and there’s a polar bear (a spritely Lucy Fiori - all in grey). No, I don’t remember those bits either, some of which felt tacked on for comic effect, and...
Cast
Rosie McLaughlin (The Snow Queen)
Filippo Fiori
Marta Cunha
Jamie Stuart
Lauren Silver
Creative
Hans Christian Anderson (Book)
Unity Theatre (Producer)
Hope Street Ltd (Producer)
Ullaloom Theatre Company (Company)
patrick Dineen (Director)
Mike Kenny (dramaturg) (Other)
Graeme Skingle (Design)
Laura Hollowell (Costume)
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