The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe Review
Review: The King of beasts, the Witch and the Wardrobe
The King of beasts, the Witch and the Wardrobe. We all know the story, and I idea I knew what I was getting myself into. Nonetheless, despite the story being pretty much identical to its source textile, this production brought a breath of fresh air to the adventure. It's hard to arrange source material that is and so well-known, but this musical did an excellent job of re-telling the story and capturing my center in the mode the 2005 film did when I was a child.
If you're somehow unaware of the plot of The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe, information technology is the showtime published (but second in social club) book in The Chronicles of Narnia series. Information technology follows 4 siblings, Peter, Edmund, Susan and Lucy Pevensie, as they are evacuated from London during World War II and proceed to live with a professor. To their surprise, the wardrobe in the professor'southward spare room is actually a portal to some other world, Narnia. Living in terror under the White Witch's reign, Narnia has lived in winter for over ane hundred years, and only the prophesied humans can bring leap again.
I don't fifty-fifty know where to begin with this production. I idea the set designs were excellent, and the distinctions between the human world and Narnia were made very articulate from the use of physical props, lighting and ensemble. For instance, when the children stepped into the wardrobe, the lights would dim to black and illuminate the doors which were being transported by the ensemble. After that, they and so changed to white lighting with other ensemble members wearing all white with parasols to appear every bit snowy trees every bit a snow car brought the woods to life.
In dissimilarity to the wintery Narnia, the lighting would change to a warm orange glow when inside the houses of Mr Tumnus and the Beaver family to portray their kind natures. I likewise enjoyed the circle that overlooked the phase, where they used to portray Aslan'due south overwatching eyes or the White Witch's evil gaze. For a fairly minimal set, the ensemble brought the unlike locations to life.
The costume designs and puppetry were also stellar. The puppet for Aslan was an impressive characteristic slice 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 fashion. Another attention to detail which I loved was towards the end where the children have grown up in Narnia and we come across Mr Tumnus again, with a visibly greyer beard and a grey fluffy jumper to demonstrate how much fourth dimension has passed. I also cannot talk about the costuming without mentioning the White Witch and her luxurious, glittery outfits and fur coats!
For a musical, information technology didn't have many songs. However, I did enjoy that the songs that information technology had were very folk-inspired, which set the scene of an ancient woodland.
The unabridged cast was very talented, and I'm always left in awe when cast members are playing instruments, acting in roles and singing. Although the unabridged cast was fantastic, I peculiarly 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 kid behind me cry when (spoiler) Aslan died, so that's when you know it'due south a compelling functioning.
Whilst all of the Pevensie children were splendid, my personal favourites were Shaka Kalokoh as Edumund and Karise Yansen equally Lucy, as,= in one case over again, their singled-out personalities were encapsulated in their performances.
Overall, I adored this evidence. It has very few faults, and it was the perfect testify to run across just before Christmas. This production is easily one of the all-time I have seen recently, and it is worthy of a five-star rating.
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe runs at the Lowry until the 15th of January before continuing its UK tour through 2022.
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