children's shows review

Alice

Breakaway Theatre Company

Breakaway Theatre Company certainly attack this re-working of Alice In Wonderland with barrels of energy; all the actors throw themselves into their performances, and their enthusiasm is commendable. Unfortunately this adaptation just seems a little pointless. Scenes that are transferred with slight alterations from Lewis Carroll's magical world to a senior school provide too many tenuous links, awkward parallels and unsatisfactory puns that don't quite work as well as intended. The musical numbers provide welcome breaks and the pianist's skills are excellent, but as pleasant as they are they don't add anything to the scenes. The mostly young cast try hard but ultimately there is little to recommend a show that feels like an average school production.

C soco, 10 - 16 Aug, 11.00am (12.15pm), £8.50 (£7.20), , fpp 10

tw rating: 2/5

published: Aug-2008

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