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Aladdin
- part of The Puppet Animation Festival 2002
Creators & Puppeteers - Carolyn and Les Lambert
Company - Jack O'Lantern
01505 704 398
Venue - Netherbow Theatre
Date - 12 April 2002
Reviewer - Thelma Good
The shadow puppets are wonderful, beautifully made and performed with
backgrounds which take us to Arabia, to the cave where the lamp is hidden
and by flying carpet to China. The colourings of the backgrounds and the
costumes of Aladdin, his large grumpy washerwoman Mum and Princess Peachblossom
and her father make the story shine like a jewelled book and is intensely,
visually satisfying. The accompanying Chinese music further adds to the
feeling of being flown to far away and long ago.
It's in the storytelling that the puppeteers sometimes let themselves
down, by being too wordy and occassionally getting the order of the details
wrong. Once they have got the script tighter these puppets should have
the production their excellence hints at.
© Thelma Good 12 April 2002
Jack O'Lantern have many shows, including Scottish ones which vary in
length, they also provide workshops see their website for more info.
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