First Theatre Trip

As Lisa recently described we took Eleanor to the theatre for the first time the other day to see The Gruffalo's Child. You might as well read Lisa's post because she described it perfectly.

All I would add is:

• It was a beautiful experience being with Ellie when we walked in to the theatre. Her eyes nearly popped out of her head and her mouth stayed wide open for about ten minutes...then the questions started. She was particularly taken with the chandeliers, all the red velvet, the gold colouring everywhere and the boxes. She was even interested that so many people were doing the same thing as us!
• The cast of three managed to fill the stage with a staggering amount of life and energy. It's not like they had much scenery to help them!
• I like that they made the stickman toy central to the story. He is present throughout the book but isn't mentioned. I especially liked that after the gruffalo's child has dropped her stickman in her fright, the mouse returns it to her as she sleeps. I liked that. Ellie has mentioned it several times since as well.
• Rows of schoolchildren wearing identical gruffalo masks is eerily unsettling.
• £3.50 for a bag of Revels is simply not funny!