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Childrens 2012 Archives - Page 2 of 2 - One4Review

The Showstoppers Family Matinee

August 12, 2012 |

Four Star

**** The Showstoppers are back, and this time it’s swear-free. This was the Showtoppers team’s first foray into family friendly, but I hope not their last. Using the usual Showstoppers format, the team used audience suggestions and host … Read More

Dr Bunhead’s Blast Off!

August 12, 2012 |

*****

A show that claims to target age 0-99 is taking a risk, but this show managed impressively near that. Before it even started, the tension was building with fast music and plenty of safety warnings, so when Dr Bunhead … Read More

James Campbell’s Comedy 4 Kids

August 10, 2012 |

****

This was a guy who knew how to work the kids, there were children laughing so hard that they were struggling to sit up straight! While some of the jokes were a bit close to the acceptable for the … Read More

Dr Seuss I Love You

August 10, 2012 |

****

This show is brought to you by The American High School Theatre Festival. It centres around a shy student who rarely speaks but who has her head forever within the pages of her beloved Dr Seuss books. The … Read More

Cloud Man

August 9, 2012 |

*****

Wow! This show was simply beautiful, and the desire to now adopt a Cloud Man of my own is overpowering. The simple manner of the storytelling is so effective, the actress/puppeteer had the children and the adults in the audience … Read More

Mil’s Trills’ Music and Stories

August 9, 2012 |

**

Mil’s Trills’ do two age group shows – 0-2 and 2-5. We saw the 2-5 year olds’, where New Yorker Amelia Robinson sings her original songs, self-accompanied on the ukulele, while encouraging preschoolers to join in, with varied success.

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Hans Christian Andersen’s The Snow Queen

August 8, 2012 |

*****

A production by Aireborne Theatre and by far my favourite childrens show of the Fringe so far! It was colourful,  energetic, fun and well put together. The cast were terrific, they were interacting with the audience before the show had … Read More

Petya and the Wolf

August 8, 2012 |

****

This is a show that was thoroughly enjoyed by myself and my daughter, and is, as the Fringe guide states suitable for slightly older children with a decent attention span as it based on Sergei Prokofiev’s orchestral adaptation of … Read More