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- Review: Will Tell and the Big Bad Baron
We’re long standing fans of Theatre Fieri Ferera having reviewed their Fringe shows for a number of years now. The kids have always enjoyed their productions and ‘Will Tell and the Big Bad Baron’ did not disappoint. A blend of different legends, the story takes you on a whirl-wind adventure with heroine Wilhelmina Tell who disguises herself as… Read More »Review: Will Tell and the Big Bad Baron - Review: Fashion Spies
Fashion, spies, aliens, and a very random fox head… if the crowds hadn’t signalled that the Fringe is back this show certainly did! Aimed at the tween audience – 8+ – the scene was quickly set: fashion weeks around the world were being disrupted by a crime spree which can only be solved with the help of the… Read More »Review: Fashion Spies - Review: A Bee Story
It’s been a few years without being able to take my daughter to the kind of silly, acrobatic show we’ve always enjoyed together at Fringe. Seeing A Bee Story yesterday with her made me realise how much I missed the giggles and awe that a good circus performance can inspire. Entering the theatre, our eyes were drawn immediately… Read More »Review: A Bee Story - Review: Arty’s Ani-Magination
There’s something magical about sitting down at a children’s show at Fringe, not knowing exactly what you’re going to see, having only gathered a few hints from the poster and online description. Arty’s Ani-Magination was full of energy, enthusiasm and effective storytelling from the first scene. The show begins with introducing us to two of the main characters:… Read More »Review: Arty’s Ani-Magination - Review: The Lion King, Edinburgh Playhouse
The key question to emerge from from The Lion King at Edinburgh’s playhouse has to be – do you have a soul if you don’t cry?!From the moment the animals paraded to the stage, to the final moment Simba and Nala took to pride rock together – one couldn’t fail to feel emotional. Being in any audience after… Read More »Review: The Lion King, Edinburgh Playhouse - Edinburgh International Children’s Festival returns!
There’s that magical time in childhood – where make-believe can still be reality and they can be so totally consumed in a moment that everything else is gone. Great Children’s Theatre makes the most of that, and it’s one of the reasons I most look forward to the ‘Imaginate’ Festival – you know it’s going to be bursting… Read More »Edinburgh International Children’s Festival returns!
