Lynn Belvedere

MOTHER GOOSE IN THE WOODS @ KING STREET THEATRE, NEWTOWN

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Production Photography by Thomas Adams

You have been patiently waiting all year, and finally it is time for the entire family to see a great big panto.

EMU Productions presents MOTHER GOOSE IN THE WOODS as the latest Australian pantomime offering at King Street Theatre in Newtown.

This show is an Australian premiere written and directed by Maria de Marco with musical direction by Peter Novakovich.

De Marco’s show easily manages to avoid most of the age-old puns, and brings something new for your young children to see this Christmas Season. The refreshing news is that this MOTHER GOOSE is a very clever Christmas pantomime with a few unexpected twists and is suitable for all ages.

Mother Goose and her Goosey Goosey (GG) Gander, sing and read fresh bed-time versions of the fairy tales of Little Red Riding Hood, Hansel and Gretel, Jack and the Beanstalk, plus the story of an Australian Santa Claus.

Essentially, the show is a a mash-up of some favourite, classic nursery rhymes and fairy tales. To say that it is fast-paced is just a little bit of an understatement.

There is plenty in this show bag with lots of songs, plenty of cute gags and kid friendly humour, and some delightfully choreographed dance routines.

MOTHER GOOSE has been quite deliberately designed to involve audience participation from all the children in the audience. Your  kids are expected to talk to the cast whilst they are performing, and are  also asked, when the time comes, to decide how they would like the show to end.

The cast are excellent. Simon Ward plays all four villains. Thomas Adams plays Mother Goose. Alex Chorley is both Jack and Hansel. Jacqui Greenfield is both Little Red Riding Hood and Gretel.

Emu Productions presentation of Maria de Marco’s MOTHER GOOSE IN THE WOODS is playing at the King Street Theatre, Level 1, 644 King Street, corner Bray street until the 23rd December. Running time 60 minutes. The show includes a special guest appearance by none other than Santa Claus!

Tickets and info: http://www.kingstreettheatre.com.au/

Published by Lynn Belvedere

Once we were old enough, my parents took the whole family to the Sydney CBD cinemas every week. Thus began a lifetime interest, in going to the cinema every week, and became a passionate cinephile by watching all those very heavily edited ''Australian Film Censorship Board'' true cinéaste versions of brand new release ''Cinematograph Films''. Greater Union always gave my father (who worked in Cinema Distribution Exhibition) guest double movie passes, to every first-night ''red carpet Opening Night'' at The State Theatre Cinema at 49 Market Street. Up until his death, my dad always received ''two house seats'' for every Opening Night performance events at the Theatre Royal SYDNEY and at Her Majesty's Theatre SYDNEY. As a child, when mum choose not to go, I often went with him, to those live performance events. As a young child, I remember being taken for each new show, at both The New Theatre at 60 Sussex Street, and the Phillip Street Theatre when located at 150 Elizabeth Street, and for classical music concerts at Sydney Town Hall. = = = ★★★★★ = = = Being happy is a choice, and I have always viewed my life, as material ready be made into a series of amazing tentpole movies. My New Years Resolution is kept every year: ''Get to see/review five new live theatre shows each week, and get to see/review six new cinema movies each week'', plus is one of the Australian Cinema Pioneers, and apparently have seen far too much already, but always wanting to experience more and more each year. I am also able to do almost everything that I enjoy doing. Yes, I do have a great daytime job in I.T. as ''Software Design Project Manager'', PLUS each evening until quite late - - - Australian Cinematograph Films historical censorship consultant - product-placement consultant - mystery-shopper consultant - playwright, writer, author, director, producer, photographer, cinematographer, color-grader, subtitles proofreader - arts/ drama/ music/ film critic and judge, journalist, member FIPRESCI & FCCA & AFCA, member AACTA accredited film reviewer-critic-writer, accredited IMDB.COM critic-reviewer-author, projectionist, plus an innovative iconoclast - - - ★★★★★ LYNN BELVEDERE ★★★★★ - - - [usr 5] - - -