Just where do you start when directing a pantomime?
The director of Cinderella at the Theatre Royal in Bath opens up about choreography, music and working with Jon Monie.…
Children’s Theatre Magazine FEATURE Is it really curtains for GCSE drama?
www.childrenstheatremagazine.co.uk Lyn Gardner from The Guardian reacted with passion when she heard that the NYT’s Paul Roseby suggested GCSE drama…
Children’s Theatre Magazine REVIEWS Monkeys, Kings and Angels: Flossie Waite’s take on four London plays for children
More reviews from Flossie Waite including Inside Out, Three Wise Monkeys, and Angel – Plus her take on Purni’s The…
Children’s Theatre Magazine REVIEW Classic story of Father Christmas who goes to the toilet before he flies off for another ‘bloomin’ Christmas’
www.childrenstheatremagazine.co.uk Raymond Briggs’ Father Christmas. Lyric Hammersmith, London Raymond Briggs’ Father Christmas is the story of a grumpy old man…
Children’s Theatre Magazine REVIEW Bold changes made to the classic Cinderella story where Cinders is no pushover
Cindermouse. Little Angel Theatre www.childrenstheatremagazine.co.uk Traditionally, the mice in Cinderella are turned into horses by the Fairy Godmother. It’s a…
Children’s Theatre Magazine REVIEW One Snowy Night is a Christmassy treat not to be missed
www.childrenstheatremagazine.co.uk One Snowy Night. Children’s Story Centre, Stratford, London Acclaimed children’s playwright David Wood has often said that the key…
Children’s Theatre Magazine REVIEW Production’s touch of magic added to ordinary events in drama that crosses the generations
www.childrenstheatremagazine.co.uk Grandad, Me… And Teddy Too. Unicorn Theatre, London It’s not becoming of a grown woman to be jealous of…
Children’s Theatre Magazine REVIEW George’s marvellous production ideal medicine for young children
www.childrenstheatremagazine.co.uk George’s Marvellous Medicine. Northcott Theatre, Exeter. Warning: this play will blow your grandma through the roof! Loved by children…
Children’s Theatre Magazine BOOK REVIEW The man who made a plea for puppetry to be recognised as an artform (back in the 1950s)
www.childrenstheatremagazine.co.uk The History of the English Puppet History. By George Speaight. First published in the 1950s and updated in 1990…
Children’s Theatre Magazine FILM The movie that portrayed a childhood adventure without sugary sentimentalisation (or any dialogue)
FILM The Red Balloon www.childrenstheatremagazine.co.uk When I first saw the film The Red Balloon or Le Ballon Rouge at the…
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