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14/07/2008 to 30/07/2008
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Press quotes
Edie soon finds herself in Kensington Gardens amid luminous shafts of light and in a twilight world of fireflies and faeries with whom she soon embarks on a perilous adventure amid the falling bombs. And it's here, with the introduction of Blind Summit Theatre's terrific puppets, that the... continue reading
Mark Monahan, The Telegraph 18/07/2008
The characters are marvels of ingenuity, so are the designs. A tiny stage framed by tree roots doubles both as Paddington Station (from which Edie was meant to be evacuated) and Kensington Gardens, where the fast-falling twilight is variously lit by the hellish glow of air raids, the flight of... continue reading
Judith Mackrell, The Guardian 15/07/2008
The cutest proof of the work's appeal came moments before the close, as Edie, the 10-year-old heroine of this new ''faerie-tale'', prepared to look inside the all-important Golden Coffin, believed to be jam-packed with treasure. After a teasing hint of golden light emerged... continue reading
Mark Monahan, The Telegraph 18/07/2008
At twilight, Edie is caught up in a world of fairies, good and evil. Among the twisted trees and firefly lights of Michael Vale’s evocative, Arthur Rackham-ish decor, a different battle is fought, while the explosions and eerie glow of the blitz are worked into Martin Ward’s atmospheric music.
David Dougill, The Sunday Times 20/07/2008
Michael Vale’s atmospheric set, lit by Katharine Williams, is forever shrouded in an eerie mist and comprises a forest of gnarled tree trunks, and - to the delight of the children, who at one strategic point all creep forward for a closer look- a wooden stage with various hidden compartments, and... continue reading
The Stage 15/07/2008
