Local theatre group take on some Revolting Rhymes

Wednesday 29 June 2016

A local theatre group are turning some of the world’s best loved fairytales on their heads and are busy rehearsing for a ‘revolting’ new show of children’s poetry next month.

ArtsCentreTheatre are taking to the stage with Roald Dahl’s Revolting Rhymes from 14 July to 17 July.

They've taken on ancient Greek Comedy to Shakespeare to Brecht and beyond, but this is the first time the cast have ever done a children's show.

They say this production has more challenges in its one hour long performance than they have faced in all of their previous shows but they are still promising ‘a plethora of puppetry, a smidgeon of shadow-play, a modicum of mime, a cast of several and a pinch of audience participation’ to bring Dahl’s wicked verses to life.

Director Jason Kenyon said: 

It's been a particular challenge for two members of the cast - Fi Marchant and Yvonne Bulstrode who have only have mastered the basics of puppetry, they took on the job of making them all from scratch too, having never made puppets before in their lives!

The show starts on Thursday 14 July with performances in the Benjamin Meaker Theatre at 7 pm and matinees on the Saturday and Sunday at 2 pm and 5 pm. There's no show though on Friday 15 July.

Tickets are just £5 for the special preview evening on the Thursday, otherwise they cost £10 for adults and £5 for children. You can get yours by calling the Box Office on 700444.