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| The Bremen Town Musicians: Reviews |
What the critics say:
"THIS appealing recreation of the Brothers Grimm fairytale seamlessly
introduces stage characters and animated objects to children in refreshing
and clever ways.
Michael Bevitt plays a donkey who is being ``retired'' by his mistress, who chases
him with a cleaver. He decides he would rather be a musician in Bremen Town, and
heads off on an adventure that soon gains a similarly minded dog, cat and in
this case, an egg-laying rooster.
Bevitt with Beth McMahon keep all four characters plus narration alive and
endearing in an ingeniously crafted telling of the tale."
Tim Lloyd, The Advertiser
March 11, 2009
"Based on the Grimm Brothers’ famous fairytale, puppetman Mike and his sidekick
deliver an interactive and musical puppet show of The Bremen Town Musicians.
Mike, as the bicycle-riding donkey, leaves his axe-welding owner to head to
Bremen Town to become a musician. On his travels, he meets the Hush Puppies-
wearing dog, the scat cat and the opera-singing rooster, err… hen.
On the way, they come across a house in the forest where they decide to live, but
not before eating a good meal and chasing away the robbers – for which they are
so proud of themselves.
The minimal sets make for great imagination work and the children who got
up on stage to conduct the ‘audience orchestra’ all had a great time.
A fun show for children and adults alike."
Catherine Blanch, Rip it Up
Sat Mar 14 (Rip it Up does not give star ratings)
Talk Fringe
(Adelaide Fringe Audience Review Website)
"Entertaining for all ages. [My just three year old grandson and I both loved it.]
The story was well told, successfully using a wide variety of puppetry and broader
performance techniques."
Kay_Today wrote: 4 stars
"This was a short show but very fast with lots of high energy physicality. This is
definitely a show for kids but adults outnumbered them tonight and we were
all laughing. Lots of jokes for everyone. More of a clown physical show than the
usual kids puppet show. The characters are great, and I had a great time."
DaveOmatic wrote: 4 stars
"THIS appealing recreation of the Brothers Grimm fairytale seamlessly
introduces stage characters and animated objects to children in refreshing
and clever ways.
Michael Bevitt plays a donkey who is being ``retired'' by his mistress, who chases
him with a cleaver. He decides he would rather be a musician in Bremen Town, and
heads off on an adventure that soon gains a similarly minded dog, cat and in
this case, an egg-laying rooster.
Bevitt with Beth McMahon keep all four characters plus narration alive and
endearing in an ingeniously crafted telling of the tale."
Tim Lloyd, The Advertiser
March 11, 2009
"Based on the Grimm Brothers’ famous fairytale, puppetman Mike and his sidekick
deliver an interactive and musical puppet show of The Bremen Town Musicians.
Mike, as the bicycle-riding donkey, leaves his axe-welding owner to head to
Bremen Town to become a musician. On his travels, he meets the Hush Puppies-
wearing dog, the scat cat and the opera-singing rooster, err… hen.
On the way, they come across a house in the forest where they decide to live, but
not before eating a good meal and chasing away the robbers – for which they are
so proud of themselves.
The minimal sets make for great imagination work and the children who got
up on stage to conduct the ‘audience orchestra’ all had a great time.
A fun show for children and adults alike."
Catherine Blanch, Rip it Up
Sat Mar 14 (Rip it Up does not give star ratings)
Talk Fringe
(Adelaide Fringe Audience Review Website)
"Entertaining for all ages. [My just three year old grandson and I both loved it.]
The story was well told, successfully using a wide variety of puppetry and broader
performance techniques."
Kay_Today wrote: 4 stars
"This was a short show but very fast with lots of high energy physicality. This is
definitely a show for kids but adults outnumbered them tonight and we were
all laughing. Lots of jokes for everyone. More of a clown physical show than the
usual kids puppet show. The characters are great, and I had a great time."
DaveOmatic wrote: 4 stars
BACK TO THE BREMEN TOWN MUSICIANS
Purple Capsicum Puppets
Puppet Shows and Workshops for Children of all ages
(c) 2008-2010 Purple Capsicum Puppets, All Rights Reserved ABN: 11 270 164 579
Puppet Shows and Workshops for Children of all ages
(c) 2008-2010 Purple Capsicum Puppets, All Rights Reserved ABN: 11 270 164 579
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