{"id":1392,"date":"2011-12-28T20:54:26","date_gmt":"2011-12-28T20:54:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bridgetothestars.net\/news\/?p=1392"},"modified":"2012-06-10T13:17:11","modified_gmt":"2012-06-10T13:17:11","slug":"the-firework-makers-daughter-at-theatre-by-the-lake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bridgetothestars.net\/news\/the-firework-makers-daughter-at-theatre-by-the-lake\/","title":{"rendered":"The Firework Maker’s Daughter at Theatre by the Lake"},"content":{"rendered":"

A while ago, we told you about<\/a> the play adaptation of The Firework Maker’s Daughter<\/em> on at the Theatre by the Lake in Keswick, Cumbria (UK). The play is on until the 7th of the January so there’s still a while left to go and see it! Let our reviewer, Rosie, help you decide…<\/p>\n

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“It’s hard to think of a more dramatic setting for drama than the Theatre by
\nthe Lake, surrounded as it is by snow-clad fells reflected in the tranquil
\nDerwent Water. On a chilly December evening it’s also good to come inside to
\nfind some seasonal warmth, and Stephen Russell’s dramatisation of The Firework-
\nMaker’s Daughter provides warmth in abundance.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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The warmth doesn’t only come from the play’s tropical setting, amongst the
\nIndonesian rainforests accompanied by gamalan orchestra. The cast throw
\nthemselves into the production with gusto. Vera Chok, in the lead, is a
\nsuitably feisty Lila (now what does that name remind me of?), the girl who
\nscorns the idea of marrying a prince in the traditional pantomime way, and
\nthe irrepressible bounciness she puts into her quest for the secret of the
\nperfect firework is infectious. Mitesh Soni is good as Lila’s humble but
\ndevoted admirer, but it’s Declan Wilson as her eternal foil, whether as
\nelephant-master or inept pirate, who puts real fizz into the show every bit as
\nmuch as the backstage crew who provide the pyrotechnics for the climactic
\nfirework competition and the simple but beutiful sets. Joanna Holden is also
\nmemorable, variously as a hapless pirate, hapless villager and a tyrant king
\nwho makes up in cruelty what she lacks in stature. And then there’s the
\nelephant. How could one forget the elephant?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Philip Pullman is always a very theatrical novelist and The Firework-Maker’s
\nDaughter<\/em>, as with the earlier Count Karlstein<\/em>, has its roots in a school play
\nhe wrote in his teaching days drawing on ancient folk tales. It’s hardly
\nsurprising, then, that the book makes the transition to the stage so
\nseamlessly. It’s not only children who will find this a memorable Christmas
\nshow.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

You can book tickets at the Theatre By The Lake website<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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