The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe Play Review
Review: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. We all know the story, and I thought I knew what I was getting myself into. However, despite the story being pretty much identical to its source cloth, this production brought a breath of fresh air to the adventure. It'southward difficult to conform source textile that is so well-known, but this musical did an excellent job of re-telling the story and capturing my heart in the way the 2005 moving picture did when I was a child.
If you're somehow unaware of the plot of The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe, it is the first published (merely second in order) book in The Chronicles of Narnia serial. It follows four siblings, Peter, Edmund, Susan and Lucy Pevensie, as they are evacuated from London during Earth State of war II and proceed to live with a professor. To their surprise, the wardrobe in the professor's spare room is really a portal to another globe, Narnia. Living in terror under the White Witch'due south reign, Narnia has lived in winter for over one hundred years, and only the prophesied humans tin can bring bound once more.
I don't even know where to begin with this production. I idea the gear up designs were excellent, and the distinctions between the human world and Narnia were made very clear from the utilise of physical props, lighting and ensemble. For instance, when the children stepped into the wardrobe, the lights would dim to blackness and illuminate the doors which were being transported by the ensemble. After that, they and then changed to white lighting with other ensemble members wearing all white with parasols to announced as snowy copse as a snow machine brought the forest to life.
In dissimilarity to the wintery Narnia, the lighting would change to a warm orange glow when within the houses of Mr Tumnus and the Beaver family unit to portray their kind natures. I likewise enjoyed the circle that overlooked the stage, where they used to portray Aslan'south overwatching eyes or the White Witch'south evil gaze. For a adequately minimal set, the ensemble brought the different locations to life.
The costume designs and puppetry were also stellar. The puppet for Aslan was an impressive feature piece whenever it was on stage. I also enjoyed that the wolves dashed across the floor with crutches in their hands so that they could bounce in an animalistic manner. Another attention to detail which I loved was towards the end where the children have grown upwardly in Narnia and we see Mr Tumnus once more, with a visibly greyer beard and a grey fluffy jumper to demonstrate how much fourth dimension has passed. I also cannot talk almost the costuming without mentioning the White Witch and her luxurious, glittery outfits and fur coats!
For a musical, it didn't have many songs. Even so, I did enjoy that the songs that it had were very folk-inspired, which set the scene of an ancient woodland.
The entire cast was very talented, and I'grand always left in awe when cast members are playing instruments, acting in roles and singing. Although the entire bandage was fantastic, I particularly enjoyed the performances of Samantha Womack (Eastenders) as the White Witch and Chris Jared as Aslan. I felt invested in their hatred for each other, and I believe that they captured the essence of their opposing characters perfectly. I fifty-fifty heard a child behind me cry when (spoiler) Aslan died, so that's when y'all know information technology's a compelling performance.
Whilst all of the Pevensie children were first-class, my personal favourites were Shaka Kalokoh as Edumund and Karise Yansen as Lucy, as,= in one case over again, their singled-out personalities were encapsulated in their performances.
Overall, I adored this bear witness. It has very few faults, and information technology was the perfect prove to run across merely before Christmas. This production is hands one of the all-time I have seen recently, and information technology is worthy of a 5-star rating.
The Panthera leo, the Witch and the Wardrobe runs at the Lowry until the 15th of January before continuing its United kingdom tour through 2022.
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