Whistle Down The Wind

Synopsis

In a twist of fate the bright-eyed and youthful Swallow discovers a mysterious man hiding in her family’s barn. When she asks for his identity the first words he utters are ‘Jesus Christ’...and it’s as though her prayers have been answered. While the rest of the townspeople are searching for a fugitive escaped from jail, Swallow gathers the town’s children who make a pact to protect their new found saviour from the cruelties of the outside world.

Our Review:

24 March 2010

Whistle Down The Wind is Andrew Lloyd Webber's retelling of the sixties film of the same name. The original text was based on Mary Hayley Bell's novel set in Lancashire. It has now been moved to deep south America in the late fifties although the reasoning for this is beyond me – maybe Lancashire just isn't glamorous enough.

The basic premise is that the children, having recently lost their mother and being brought up by their good hearted but poor father, find an escaped prisoner in their barn and in their naivety mistake him for Jesus. The children hide the man from the adults and keep the secret of Christ having come again and living in a barn.

Unfortunately a lot of time is spent on aspects of the production which have little to do with developing the story and more with giving the ensemble actors something to do. The arrival of a snake preacher in town appears to be irrelevant to any integral part of the plot. In ...

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Helen Brown - 4 April 2010:

A well cast version of this Musical - have seen it before, but felt the two leads were fantastic. Pity that the production wasn't as well supported, as the Theatre was only half full. An under rated Andrew Lloyd Webber production, as it is packed with good musical numbers....

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