| |
Theatre listings >
Theatre Index >>
The Story of The Little
Gentleman - Tour & Scottish Premiere.
Part of the 2003 Bank Of Scotland Children's International Theatre Festival.
Adapted by - Lars-Erik Brossner and Tomas von Brömssen and
based on the book of same name by Barbro Lindgren.
Director - Gill Robertson.
Designer - Karen Tennent.
Costume - Susanna Hanl.
Lighting Designer - Tracey Smith.
Musical Director - Dave Trouton.
Music created by Dave Trouton, Wendy Weatherby and Leo McCann.
Cast - Here
Company - Catherine Wheels Theatre Company email
(in assoc with The Brunton Theatre Musselburgh).
Tour dates and Venues - The Story of the Little Gentleman. Nominated
for the 2003 TMA Best Show for Children & Young People. Toured 2003
and Touring UK in 2004 , Sept to Oct.
Seen to review at Tuesday 27 May 2003 at Garage Theatre Edinburgh.
Run Time - 50mins.
Suggested Age - 4 - 8 years.
Reviewer - Thelma Good.
Actively enjoying all the fun.
When the Little Gentleman is led on by the woman who's been arranging
the musicians just right the happy hubbub, fell silent and "It's
very quiet" says one child. Yes, from the start this production takes
hold of the audience so we follow the sad, lonely man as he tries to have
fun with his tiny stuffed toy man. Jay Manley hits just the right
note as the precise man, dressed conservatively with a bow tie and slightly
large tweed jacket and slightly short trousers.
Still lonely at night he pulls out his bed from the set, brushes his teeth
and goes sadly to sleep. But in the night he has an idea inspired by the
music he hears. Excitedly he makes notices saying, "The The Little
Gentleman wants a friend". After sticking them on the forest trees
round the set he goes back to bed.
Waking up he and we wait expectantly, but 10 days later his optimism
has gone, though we're still hoping against hope, but no one has come.
Then behind the set there's a bark, next a tail wagging and a ball toss
into the air. He doesn't notice. But we do. "It's a Dog!" a
child cries excitedly and we try to get the man to realise someone's there.
Maria Öller bounces in, a hairy hound with big eyes. Before
soon the Dog has moved in and we follow them through a year of friendship
as they enjoy the changing weather and share biscuits and bones. "Can
we take the Dog back to School?" remarked one child as we all delight
in the dog's and the man's antics.
With the music well worked in and two fine actors on a set full of well
thought out surprises, this is a production which has the children actively
enjoying all the fun and responding to the sadder moments as well. Catherine
Wheels are a Scottish company that make young and old feel good about
life and friendship, and theatre too.
© Thelma Good 27 May 2003. - Published on EdinburghGuide.com
More
info and reviews on the annual Bank of Scotland Children's International
Theatre Festival.
Edinburgh Guide Reviews
of this multi-award winning company productions The
Snow Baby in 2003, Lifeboat
in 2002 and Cyrano
in 2004.
The Story of the Little Gentleman. Nominated for the 2003 TMA Best Show
for Children & Young People. Touring UK in 2004 , Sept to Oct. For
ages 4+.
Lifeboat. A revival of the 2002 winner of the Barclays Theatre Award
- Best Show for Children & Young People, by Nicola McCartney. Touring
Ireland & Canada, May to June 2004. For ages 10+.
Cast - The Little Gentleman - Jay Manley, The Dog
- Maria Öller and Musicians, on cello - Wendy Weatherby and on Accordion
and Whistles - Leo McCann.
Tour Dates and Venues for 2003 tour of Catherine
Wheels's The Story Of The Little Gentleman.
10 May at 11am & 2.30pm
Musselburgh Brunton Theatre
14 May at 2pm Paisley Arts Centre 16 May 11.30am & 6pm Galashiels
Volunteer Hall
17 May at 2pm Dunfermline Carnegie Hall 01383 314 000
18 May at 3pm Kirkcaldy Adam Smith Theatre 01592 412929
21 May 10.30am & 1.30pm at St Andrews Byre Theatre 01334 475
000.
22 May at 6pm Kilmarnock Palace Theatre 01563 554900 0r
boxoffice@east-ayrshire.gov.uk
23 May at 2.30pm Livingston Howden Park Arts Centre 01506 433634.
24 May at 3pm East Kilbride Arts Centre 013552 61000.
at Bank Of Scotland International Children's Festival -
27 - Saturday 31 May Edinburgh Traverse 0131 228 1404.
5 June at 2pm Glasgow Tron Theatre 0141 552 4267.
6 May at 7pm & 7 June at 11am & 2pm Stirling Macrobert 01786
466666.
10 - 14 June at London Polka Theatre 020 8543 4888.
Tour ends.
Theatre Editor, Thelma
Good's e-mail is thelma@edinburghguide.com
Although every effort has been taken to ensure the accuracy of the
information presented in these pages, no responsibility can be accepted
for any errors or omissions.
Theatre
listings >
Theatre
Index >>
|
|
