Comments on: Cloudcuckooland http://www.londontheatreblog.co.uk/cloudcuckooland/ Group authored publication covering theatre and the performing arts in London and beyond Mon, 30 Jan 2012 22:24:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Stephe Harrop http://www.londontheatreblog.co.uk/cloudcuckooland/#comment-1520 Stephe Harrop Fri, 31 Oct 2008 10:56:37 +0000 http://www.londontheatreblog.co.uk/?p=507#comment-1520 There was a really strong family vibe at the show I attended, with lots of groups with kids of different ages, and they all seemed to be enjoying themselves. There were some lovely bits of audience interaction (like when you have to help build the city by blowing up balloons), and there was lots of enouragement for children to get involved in answering actors' questions, and giving them ideas about how they should tackle the problems that arise in the course of the show. The actors were also very obviously skilled in guiding the kids' responses: "Disneyland? That's a great name for a city! Does anyone have any other ideas?" etc. I think the show is billed for ages 6+, though there's also a companion piece aimed at ages 3-6: http://www.pleasance.co.uk/islington/picknmyths And, to the last question - yes. There was a really strong family vibe at the show I attended, with lots of groups with kids of different ages, and they all seemed to be enjoying themselves. There were some lovely bits of audience interaction (like when you have to help build the city by blowing up balloons), and there was lots of enouragement for children to get involved in answering actors’ questions, and giving them ideas about how they should tackle the problems that arise in the course of the show. The actors were also very obviously skilled in guiding the kids’ responses: “Disneyland? That’s a great name for a city! Does anyone have any other ideas?” etc.

I think the show is billed for ages 6+, though there’s also a companion piece aimed at ages 3-6: http://www.pleasance.co.uk/islington/picknmyths

And, to the last question – yes.

]]> By: TheatreGoer69 http://www.londontheatreblog.co.uk/cloudcuckooland/#comment-1518 TheatreGoer69 Fri, 31 Oct 2008 08:05:28 +0000 http://www.londontheatreblog.co.uk/?p=507#comment-1518 What an astonishing review. You do get to see some of the most unobvious shows around town. Based on your description here, I can hardly believe the piece is geared towards children. I'd be interested to know what the atmosphere was like during and after the show. How did this 'young audience' engage with the material? What was the intended age range of the piece and shouldn't it be 'transferred' to the Unicorn? What an astonishing review. You do get to see some of the most unobvious shows around town. Based on your description here, I can hardly believe the piece is geared towards children. I’d be interested to know what the atmosphere was like during and after the show. How did this ‘young audience’ engage with the material? What was the intended age range of the piece and shouldn’t it be ‘transferred’ to the Unicorn?

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