![]() ![]() ![]() It’s fairly unusual these days to see anything for preschoolers that employs a cast of eight – far fewer is more usual. The Stage 4**** The National Theatre’s high production values are evident. Time Out 4****everyone is decked out in retro knitwear, a band with bowl haircuts and reindeer deely boppers tinkles out easy listening music, there is a distinct air of Scandinavian kitsch Larwood’s bear wears a balaclava and the house band are stags in short shorts – or le-deer-hosen, if you like. Creatures wear patterned knitwear and snazzy leggings: there’s a fox with a handlebar moustache and a tortoise in a cagoule. What’s on Stage 4****Fly Davis’s design is a retro delight: a forest salvaged from Oxfam, all orange-brown wallpaper and spidery pot plants. Guardian Observer 4**** Inspired home spun magic. It’s a production that gets that kids understand pretending. Guardian 4**** Fly Davis’s DIY design has pot plants for trees and animal ears for costumes, while the chorus’ rapid changes of character often happen in full view. Nominated for Olivier Award Best Family Show 2016Ĥ**** Sunday Times Fly Davis’s design with a backwoods ![]()
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