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BLOG: Pinocchio - behind the scenes…6
Stage Manager Rachel Isaacs reflects on Christmas time in the Theatre… So we have just come back from the Christmas break and we are all feeling a bit fuzzy. Although I love my job it does mess with your sense of time: coming back and doing the same show everyday can begin to feel a little like groundhog day! Before… Read more...
Posted by Carrie on Thu 30 December 2010 at 1:01 am in Feature and tagged with children, christmas, family - Permalink
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REVIEWS ROUND-UP: Christmas
Our packed festive season now well underway and we’re welcoming hundreds of people through the doors every day for the best in Bristol-made festive entertainment. Read on to find out how the shows are going down and click through to the show pages for more info… The Adventures of Pinocchio is continuing to pick up some lovely reviews. We’re still… Read more...
Posted by Carrie on Tue 21 December 2010 at 1:01 am in News, Reviews and tagged with children, christmas, family - Permalink
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BLOG: Pinocchio - behind the scenes…5
Actress Hannah Summers, who returns to the TF after first appearing here as the Red Queen in 2007’s memorable production of Alice through the Looking Glass, reflects on life just a week into the run of The Adventures of Pinocchio... Wow. How is it possible that press night was a week ago? Cor. Time is really flying. I laughed out… Read more...
Posted by Carrie on Fri 17 December 2010 at 1:01 am in Feature and tagged with children, christmas, family - Permalink
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REVIEWS ROUND-UP: Pinocchio
The Adventures of Pinocchio has been open just a few days and already we’re completely delighted with the fantastic response it’s been getting from audiences and critics alike.The first reviews have started coming in and here’s a round-up of what people have been saying so far. ”[A] stunning new production which, while still being recognisably a children’s fable, is a… Read more...
Posted by Carrie on Mon 13 December 2010 at 1:01 am in News, Reviews and tagged with children, christmas, family - Permalink
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BLOG: Pinocchio - behind the scenes…4
As I write, the design and technical team are hard at work transforming the theatre into an Italian-style rustic workshop wonderland. Meanwhile, five minutes up the road at Soundworks, rehearsals are continuing apace, with another run through scheduled for this afternoon. Press night is just a week away and yesterday actress Peta Dennis, who plays Pinocchio, took some time out… Read more...
Posted by Carrie on Fri 03 December 2010 at 1:01 am in Feature and tagged with children, christmas, family - Permalink
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BLOG: Pinocchio - behind the scenes…3
Director Andy Burden takes a few minutes out of his busy schedule to tell us what’s happening in the count down to the opening night of The Adventures of Pinocchio... Most actors tell me that I approach directing in a different way to most other directors. I like to run around being a big kid with the cast. From what… Read more...
Posted by Carrie on Tue 30 November 2010 at 1:01 am in Feature and tagged with children, christmas, family - Permalink
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BLOG: Pinocchio - behind the scenes…2
As week 3 of the rehearsal process kicks off, it’s the chance of composer Pete Judge to give us an insight into his role in The Adventures of Pinocchio so far Week One It’s not often you bump into Pinocchio on your way to work. Looks just like the poster. Only a lot less wooden. The rehearsal space, on the… Read more...
Posted by Carrie on Mon 22 November 2010 at 1:01 am in Feature and tagged with children, christmas, family - Permalink
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BLOG: Pinocchio - behind the scenes…1
We’ve started counting down the days till this year’s family Christmas show, The Adventures of Pinocchio, opens on Wednesday 8 December. Over the next couple of weeks and then into the run of the show, we’re going to be hearing from the people involved in making Pinocchio happen, both backstage and onstage, in rehearsal and in performance. First up, we… Read more...
Posted by Carrie on Fri 19 November 2010 at 1:01 am in Feature and tagged with chidren, christmas, family - Permalink
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Ali Baba opening week reviews round-up
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves, our festive co-production with Travelling Light Theatre, opened just a week ago, and already the show’s got a string of lovely reviews under its belt. So if you need any further temptation to come along and catch this treasure of a show other than the promise of magic, marvels and music, read on… —UPDATED… Read more...
Posted by Carrie on Wed 16 December 2009 at 1:01 am in Reviews and tagged with Ali Baba, Christmas, reviews - Permalink
