To Kensington Gardens...

...to watch a new production of "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe", CS Lewis' classic brought to the stage. And what a stage...a gigantic tent with the most fantastic displays of light and snow and fire, in which the characters fly and battles and drama and firelight and music and Aslan's roar take us utterly to Narnia. I had envisaged a rather tame theatre-in-the-summer-garden type of evening, but it is nothing of the kind - you are transported to another world, and caught up in the hugeness of the drama with its great redemptive message. The play is absolutely faithful to Lewis, in dialogue and in style and mood. The great question of how to depict Aslan has been tackled by following the lead given in "War Horse" and with the same good effect. The White Witch is magnificent, icy-toned with glittering crystal vowels, terrifying and cruel. The children are convincing.The scene at the Stone Table brought absolute, tingling silence to an audience that had been following the drama with tangible participation all the way through and was now gripped. This is a don't-miss production. Some scenes too scary for very young children - I would say it's for 9 and up. YOUR TEEANGERS MUST SEE THIS. Get more info here. and there's a useful review here...