A beautiful land of pure imagination in which everyone is welcome.
At this time of year taking the
family, especially if there are young children, to see a show is a wonderful
way to share experience and enjoy some quality time together, away from the hustle
of work, school and shopping. Whilst there
are a lot of traditional pantomimes on
offer, one show promises something a little different; The Nutcracker Re-miced.
Written by Laura Turner and with
original songs and score by Laura, David Barton and director Jake Smith, the
Nutcracker Re-Miced is a brilliant piece of storytelling which will equally enthral
youngsters and adults alike. The story
is of a Christmas Eve adventure for 2 young mice, Spike (Benjamin Storey) and
Cookie (Rebecca Tebbett) who, with their mam Molly (Jessica Brady) live inside
a broken clock in Durham Castle Tower.
Spike (who dreams of being a rock
star) has found a Nutcracker left at the
station and would like to return it to its owner, however come night-time on
Christmas Eve, it comes to life and explains to the two youngsters that they
are needed to help defeat the evil Mouse Queen in Dreamland. Off they set on their mission to find the
Sugar Punk Fairy, sail on the Honey
River and return the stolen Dreamland cheese.
Along the way they have to hide from the Cat Patrol, escape from the
Queen’s jail and find the missing piece to fix their clock.
As a Christmas show this has everything you
need; great characters, brilliant songs and heaps of imagination. With all the young children in the audience encouraged
to sit on rugs at the front they are immediately placed right inside the make
believe world. We took our granddaughter
Emilia (5) who was transfixed throughout the show. It’s no mean feat to hold young minds’ attention,
especially at this time of year, but Jessica, Ben and Rebecca and Laura’s
writing guarantee to keep them entertained throughout. As we
left, Emilia declared she loved it, and then proceeded to recount the whole
story again on the drive home, a ringing endorsement.
The Nutcracker Re-Miced is on at
Durham Gala from December 7th right up to Christmas Eve – a perfect
way to spend some magic time for everyone.
I enjoyed it too (too old to mention !!) It was a lovely story.
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