December
2004
Review: The Snow Queen
Reviewed by Raj Ford |
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Snow Queen is at the MAC until the 2nd January |
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The
Snow Queen is a family Christmas show at the Mac and it's on until
the 2nd of January 2005. |
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You wouldn't
believe a cast of six could put on such a spectacular show until you
go to see The Snow Queen.
The story's been adapted from a Hans Christian Andersen tale and is
absorbing from the start. The set is marvellous, beautifully constructed
and it makes you feel cold just looking at it.
The story is simple...it has to be to appeal to young children and
we'd been accompanied by three six year olds.
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The Snow
Queen has a heart of ice and turns good to bad and light to dark...she
turns Frey, the God of Spring into Jack Frost and lures away Kai who'd
been living happily with his sister Gerda and grandmother and turns
him into Mr Nasty.
Gerda and her Rag Doll have to rescue him from the evil Queen and
they have plenty of adventures on the way.
They meet up with a family of robbers - one of whom stole a watch
from one of our party during a lively run around the audience.
They also find a mean mountain troll (who made everyone jump in their
seats). And then eventually, the happy ending where Kai is returned
to his normal self, Jack Frost goes back to his day job as the God
of Spring and the evil Snow Queen is defeated and melts away.
The songs were wonderful, the acting a delight...and all done without
talking down to the children. It was funny, a little bit scary and
most of all uplifting. |
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