Just heading home from Snow Spider at the Oval House in Vauxhall. Joey Hickman was fab in the role of Gwyn, a nine year old boy who was at the centre of the show with his yellow back pack. For me though the show was carried by Anne-Marie Piazza playing Nain, Gwyn's grandmother.
Based in a children's story this show asked you to suspend belief. For a start Piazza is no grandmother and Hickman not a nine year old boy. But what I really loved about this show was the feeling of a secret Edinburgh find. You know, the one you see on the first weekend, then you see the Guardian review, then it wins an award and you know you saw it before it was big. What a shame the same accolades are not available for these shows all year round.
The cast were not just talented actors but also musicians. I've never seen one violin in so many hands and the folk music element brought the story to life.
I particularly loved the simplicity of set and costume. Everything was knocked back with just a flash of colour bringing families together. I think this approach leaves the audience with a blank canvas to paint their own picture on.
So it might have been a children's play with a predictable story line but I got caught up in the magic and even cried at the end. At the time of writing you have just 2 days to buy tickets, I recommend you do., especially if you miss that edgy fringe theatre you often only watch in Edinburgh!
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Based in a children's story this show asked you to suspend belief. For a start Piazza is no grandmother and Hickman not a nine year old boy. But what I really loved about this show was the feeling of a secret Edinburgh find. You know, the one you see on the first weekend, then you see the Guardian review, then it wins an award and you know you saw it before it was big. What a shame the same accolades are not available for these shows all year round.
The cast were not just talented actors but also musicians. I've never seen one violin in so many hands and the folk music element brought the story to life.
I particularly loved the simplicity of set and costume. Everything was knocked back with just a flash of colour bringing families together. I think this approach leaves the audience with a blank canvas to paint their own picture on.
So it might have been a children's play with a predictable story line but I got caught up in the magic and even cried at the end. At the time of writing you have just 2 days to buy tickets, I recommend you do., especially if you miss that edgy fringe theatre you often only watch in Edinburgh!
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