Room on the Broom

Synopsis

How the cat purred and how the witch grinned, as they sat on their broomstick and flew through the wind... The witch and her cat are flying happily on their broomstick - until a stormy wind blows away the witch's hat, bow and wand. A helpful dog, bird and frog find the witch's lost things, and they all hop on the broom for a ride. But this broomstick's not meant for five and - CRACK - the broom snaps in two! When a hungry dragon appears, who will save the poor witch? And will there ever be room on the broom for everyone? Songs, laughs and scary fun for children aged 3 and up (and their grown-ups), adapted from the book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, creators of The Gruffalo.

Our Review:

3 December 2012

This production follows on from the success of The Gruffalo and Julia Donaldson’s story of a scatty witch with a penchant for hitch-hikers is equally well received by adults and children alike.

The four person cast take on the storytelling with great gusto, bringing life to Donaldson’s words and Axel Scheffler’s much loved illustrations through physical theatre, music and puppetry.

As much as it is possible to gauge, the audience of toddlers remain absorbed in the onstage action, and accompanying adults are moved to laughter by the Bird’s lyrics and the Dragon’s ‘witch and chips’ song. Although there is a real sense of energy and fun in the theatre, the overall sense of this production is that it is playing safe. That is not to say the adaption of the story isn’t convincing, it would just be nice to see such a popular show taking more risks.

Safe to say, if you have a group of toddlers that need ente...

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