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By using its ancient model so closely and yet trying to be completely different from it, this adaptation tries to have its cake and eat it.

With tighter acting and more comedy this could be a great show.

A sometimes charming, occasionally dark version of the perennial Christmas tale.

A fun, thoroughly modern Christmas pantomime

An inventive and playful exploration of both the darker and lighter sides of love.

Flawless singers present Wagner in miniature in this condensed, skeletal production.

An often excellent, sometimes disturbing production of difficult music by an impressive cast of young performers.

A great summer outing for young children, full of innocence, charm and moments of magic.

A new kind of musical that challenges its audience with a twisted perspective on a hostage story.

A thoughtful and often funny take on a classic tale, but the flawed script, unpolished performances and design features need ironing out.