Theatr Iolo |
| Sherman Cymru with Theatre Iolo- Snow Child , Wales Millennium Centre , December 16, 2010 |
If you’re a little bit over seventy or a little bit under seven and you feel like a bit of magic and delight get yourself taken down to The Weston Studio in the Wales Millennium Centre and meet the quiet wonder that is the Snow Child. She’s discovered by a little boy – well he’s not really a little boy but a very clever actor called Aled Herbert and he acts the part of a little boy, who like all little boys can be quite naughty at times.He has a Big Sister and a Little Sister and another one, sort of in the middle, called Snit. Just like Boy they are not really little girls but lively and imaginative actresses, Cari Barley, Clare Hingott and Elin Phillips playing their parts with a great deal of charm and delight. When we meet them they, like us, don’t know anything about the Snow Child. We can tell that they’re children because they are in their nursery and dressed ready for bed, the girls in their white nightdresses and Boy in white pyjamas. Soon the whole of the floor is covered in white and the white turns into snow. They were a very friendly crowd. As I was getting into my seat before the enchantment had started they were busy chatting to all the children in the audience while they were all waiting to meet the Snow Child. Then with Boy as the conductor they played some very delicious music. Then, on her big cello Big Sister played a bit of quite scary music as she tried to tell the other children a bed-time story. Just before this they had turned their bedroom into a dreamy world of snow with the bedcovers and lots of dazzling white sheets. Big Sister didn’t have much luck telling her story, the others kept interrupting her and made up their own story. And they started bahing, pretending to be sheep out on the snow. They went on out into the snow and crunched it under their feet. They started snow-balling with the pillows and Boy tied some knots in one giving it a head and some arms – Look! He said a snow child. They all thought Boy’s snow child was very funny, then they all went to sleep in a big bed. Boy woke up and went wandering out on the cold snow all by himself, he saw magic ice on a tree, he touched an icicle and all the stars came out. He saw something move in the ground and he dug down for it. He found the real Snow Child. He picked her up and they had fun together. The Snow Child climbed the tree and pointed to the stars and told Boy her home was up there in the stars. The sisters came to find Boy and they were amazed to see the lovely little Snow Child, they took her home and had lots of fun. Then the Snow Child pointed to the stars and told them it was time for her to go home and home she went. If you look up in the sky and see a very bright shining star that will be the Snow Child. If you are between three and six get someone to take you down to the Millennium Centre where you will meet the Snow Child, and all her friends. There are some performances in the Welsh language. Whatever the language you and the grownups with you will be totally entranced by this very simple and beautiful production created by the deft touches of Sarah Argent, Dafydd James and Kevin Lewis. |
Reviewed by: Michael Kelligan |
This review has been read 3190 times There are 38 other reviews of productions with this title in our database:
|
