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Review 1 for The Gruffalo
Gruffalo - monster entertainment
Garrick Theatre @
- London @
- Sat 11 Dec 2010 @
Posted 14/12/2010
by AlexGang
Location:Saffron Walden
Featured Review
We loved the book so in some ways wondered how the show could live up to our expectations but it certainly did. Excellent performances and the characterisation of the fox, owl and snake were superb. The gruffalo didn't disappoint either and the look on our 5 year old son's face was worth the admission alone.
Garrick Theatre @
- London @
- Sat 11 Dec 2010 @
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Review 2 for The Gruffalo
Gruffalo was excellent
Playhouse, Whitley Bay @
- Whitley Bay @
- Tue 25 Sep 2012 @
Favourite moment: the entrance of snake @
Posted 01/10/2012
by sherbetty
Location:wallsend
My grandson thoroughly enjoyed the performance from start to finish. I thought it was very cleverly done and the actors were excellent, did a good job at keeping the children involved.
Playhouse, Whitley Bay @
- Whitley Bay @
- Tue 25 Sep 2012 @
Favourite moment: the entrance of snake @
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Review 3 for The Gruffalo
The Gruffalo - Fabulous good fun for all!!!
Playhouse, Whitley Bay @
- Whitley Bay @
- Tue 25 Sep 2012 @
Favourite moment: The audience pretending they could see a Gruffalo with the mouse to frighten the fox away. Good fun for all. @
Posted 29/09/2012
by Anonymous
Location:Gateshead
Really enjoyable performance we truly had a great time. Really funny and captivating. Children and adults roared and giggle. Great fun recommended viewing.
Playhouse, Whitley Bay @
- Whitley Bay @
- Tue 25 Sep 2012 @
Favourite moment: The audience pretending they could see a Gruffalo with the mouse to frighten the fox away. Good fun for all. @
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Review 4 for The Gruffalo
The Gruffalo
Playhouse, Whitley Bay @
- Whitley Bay @
- Tue 25 Sep 2012 @
Favourite moment: The End @
Posted 28/09/2012
by igcm
Location:Gosforth
very poor show, cast unable to keep the children interested for long periods, some children were just bored, characters didn't wear costumes,they had a tail on the end of a belt for the mouse, the owl had a pair of fluffy whiskers, the fox a top hat, children around me were asking their parents what animals they were supposed to be way over rated and way over priced
Playhouse, Whitley Bay @
- Whitley Bay @
- Tue 25 Sep 2012 @
Favourite moment: The End @
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Review 5 for The Gruffalo
Thoroughly entertaining, so funny!
Playhouse, Whitley Bay @
- Whitley Bay @
- Tue 25 Sep 2012 @
Favourite moment: The story teller's comments. @
Posted 28/09/2012
by Belloseph
Location:Cramlington
My little girl laughed all the way through. Didn't want it to end!
Playhouse, Whitley Bay @
- Whitley Bay @
- Tue 25 Sep 2012 @
Favourite moment: The story teller's comments. @
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Review 6 for The Gruffalo
Kids loved it... and so did I!
Playhouse, Whitley Bay @
- Whitley Bay @
- Wed 26 Sep 2012 @
Favourite moment: The Gruffalo dance, of course! @
Posted 28/09/2012
by Mum2Toddlers
Great show. A simple production that kept up a lively pace for the one act show of about an hour. The book has been embellished to give each character a unique personality, and the snake, owl and fox are each memorable and eccentric.... and lots of fun. In the tradition of good panto, this show works for kids and adults alike. A refreshing change from kids shows that are either too commercial or too earnest. This one is just right.
Playhouse, Whitley Bay @
- Whitley Bay @
- Wed 26 Sep 2012 @
Favourite moment: The Gruffalo dance, of course! @
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Review 7 for The Gruffalo
Disappointing
Playhouse, Whitley Bay @
- Whitley Bay @
- Wed 26 Sep 2012 @
Posted 28/09/2012
by Anonymous
I was very disappointed with the costumes, especially the gruffalo as I think it made it confusing for the younger audience I.e 2-4 year olds when they could plainly see the faces of the actors/actress. The cast themselves were the only saving grace but defintley not worth the 11.50 a ticket!
Playhouse, Whitley Bay @
- Whitley Bay @
- Wed 26 Sep 2012 @
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Review 8 for The Gruffalo
Seriously misjudged.
HMT @
- Aberdeen @
- 15/08/2012 @
Favourite moment: Getting home to watch the episode of Sooty that we'd recorded earlier. @
Posted 15/08/2012
by maboy
My little girls were jumping up and down with excitement when I surprised them with tickets to Tall Stories' 'The Gruffalo' earlier today. Later on, when asked if they'd done anything exciting today they answered, Yes, they'd gone to the library. Now I'm all for low budget theatre, but when a show is presented in a large venue with a fairly high ticket price - for less than an hour - then I expect a bit more. I'm also in favour of imaginative interpretations, but when you take pre-schools to see a much loved story on stage they don't won't to see familiar characters reinterpreted as a WW2 pilot - the cultural reference was lost on them there, I'm afraid - a flameco dancer, and a cross between an English country gent and Arthur Daley (I'm not really sure what he was meant to be). There were three actors on stage and at one point one of my girls asked, "When are those people going to go away and The Gruffalo come on?" The other added, "Daddy, I don't like The Gruffalo". The songs were uninspiring, there was very little interaction with the young audience, and the poor sound wasn't helped by the fact that the kids in the audience were unsettled throughout the show. I hate to criticise a show, especially when the actors did their best, but our little ones deserve better than this. One of my girls summed it up brillaintly when she said afterwards that, "It wasn't really the Gruffalo - it was just some grown-ups pretending."
HMT @
- Aberdeen @
- 15/08/2012 @
Favourite moment: Getting home to watch the episode of Sooty that we'd recorded earlier. @
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Review 9 for The Gruffalo
funny but expensive
His Majesty's Theatre @
- Aberdeen @
- 14/08/2012 @
Favourite moment: watching the kids laugh out loud at various points :) @
Posted 14/08/2012
by blueocean
Had booked tickets thinking it'd be a full on stage production, subsequently heard from others that it was more low key than that and then read some reviews which had me worried that this would not live up to expectations. We all really enjoyed it, kids aged nearly 4 and nearly 6 all giggling and laughing at many points throughout, they really got into it. There were some lines that they didn't get but appealled more to the grown ups, nothing outrageous.
Overall, it was a really good show, it was only 55 mins so a bit short especially for the price and it wasn't big budget stuff so that is why i've given it 4 stars. Good show, not good enough value, still worth seeing.
Overall, it was a really good show, it was only 55 mins so a bit short especially for the price and it wasn't big budget stuff so that is why i've given it 4 stars. Good show, not good enough value, still worth seeing.
His Majesty's Theatre @
- Aberdeen @
- 14/08/2012 @
Favourite moment: watching the kids laugh out loud at various points :) @
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Review 10 for The Gruffalo
We liked The Gruffalo
Alhambra Theatre @
- Dunfermline @
- Tue 7 Aug 2012 @
Favourite moment: The mouse with her ever-twitching nose. @
Posted 11/08/2012
by kkid
Location:Dundee
Took my (only just) 5 year old daughter along with some trepidation having read some very critical reviews but we both enjoyed the show. Its not a big budget costume and set affair (which appeared to be many peoples complaint) but my daughter had no problem identifying the characters even though she was not familiar with the story.The three actors give it their all and there were not as many adult targeted lines as some reviews had led us to expect. I feel some people expect too much from what is after all a childrens production and many reviewers have been unduly harsh.
Alhambra Theatre @
- Dunfermline @
- Tue 7 Aug 2012 @
Favourite moment: The mouse with her ever-twitching nose. @
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Review 11 for The Gruffalo
And the nut was good!
Alhambra Theatre @
- Dunfermline @
- Tue 7 Aug 2012 @
Posted 11/08/2012
by Bosun38
Brilliant production! My Grandson was enthralled from start to finish.
Alhambra Theatre @
- Dunfermline @
- Tue 7 Aug 2012 @
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Review 12 for The Gruffalo
The Gruffalo came to life!
Alhambra Theatre @
- Dunfermline @
- Tue 7 Aug 2012 @
Posted 11/08/2012
by 1Granny
Location:Dunfermline
A well presented show which brought the story to life for young children. I spent the show watching a variety of emotions displayed by my 3 year old grandaughter as she interacted with the actors' portrayal of one of her favourite books.
Alhambra Theatre @
- Dunfermline @
- Tue 7 Aug 2012 @
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Review 13 for The Gruffalo
gruffalo
Alhambra Theatre @
- Dunfermline @
- Wed 8 Aug 2012 @
Favourite moment: The end! @
Posted 11/08/2012
by mummmyto3monkeys
This was the worst stage performance I've ever seen!! I'm normally very easy pleased but this was terrible. It was more like a LOW BUDGET STUDENT PERFORMANCE!. There were 3 actors in the whole performance, who ran backstage and changed into their "homemade" costumes that I could have made a better job of myself. The mouse costume was a pair of brown 3 quarter length combats and a brown t shirt with a nylon belt and another one tied on for a tail with a pair of pink converse on her feet and a hairband with ears. The snake did not even resemble a snake one bit, as was the same with all the other creatures. The supposed big scary gruffalo was the same size as the mouse actor and was basically lots of rags of different coloured fur material sewed onto a suit! If it was not for the fact I'd wasted £12.50 per ticket it would have been laughable! I was VERY disappointed, as were my children
Alhambra Theatre @
- Dunfermline @
- Wed 8 Aug 2012 @
Favourite moment: The end! @
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Review 14 for The Gruffalo
Fantastic show
Alhambra Theatre @
- Dunfermline @
- Tue 7 Aug 2012 @
Favourite moment: When the Gruffalo came on and the snake and the songs @
Posted 10/08/2012
by Kels2812
Location:Dunfermline, Fife
My daughter loved this show. It told the story of the Gruffalo but with a twist. The three people that played the parts were great. My daughter would love to see this again.
Alhambra Theatre @
- Dunfermline @
- Tue 7 Aug 2012 @
Favourite moment: When the Gruffalo came on and the snake and the songs @
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Review 15 for The Gruffalo
Oh dear!
Alhambra Theatre @
- Dunfermline @
- Tue 7 Aug 2012 @
Posted 10/08/2012
by Pukkaone
Location:Fife
Genuinely the worst thing I have ever seen at the theatre - it seemed like 3 drama students making it up as they went along.
Alhambra Theatre @
- Dunfermline @
- Tue 7 Aug 2012 @
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Review 16 for The Gruffalo
Pitiful show of a much loved childrens tale.
Alhambra Theatre @
- Dunfermline @
- Tue 7 Aug 2012 @
Favourite moment: The Gruffalo had the best costume as it had some effort put into its creation, the rest of the cast were pitiful in comparison. @
Posted 09/08/2012
by Honelith
Location:Dunfermline
My son, almost 3 years of age loves The Gruffalo, we have the book and the DVD of the BBC animation which came out recently, he watches it most nights before bed. Needless to say, I snapped up the tickets to see the show with him.
We were both hit with utter disappointment within minutes of the show starting. The people dressed as the characters shared very little resemblance to them, so much so that my son kept asking where the mouse, fox, owl etc was and wondered who these people were. When the Gruffalo appeared, this terrified my son, his entrance was very loud and chaotic and several children around his age had to leave the show as they were hysterical.
A poor creation of a much loved childrens classic, and scaring the younger audience half to death is hardly appreciative.
Skip it and get the brilliant DVD instead.
Alhambra Theatre @
- Dunfermline @
- Tue 7 Aug 2012 @
Favourite moment: The Gruffalo had the best costume as it had some effort put into its creation, the rest of the cast were pitiful in comparison. @
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Review 17 for The Gruffalo
The gruffalo
Alhambra Theatre @
- Dunfermline @
- Tue 7 Aug 2012 @
Posted 09/08/2012
by Tracey86
We went to see the gruffalo with 3 kids two 4year olds and a 6year old and not one enjoyed the all kept asking when it was going to be over so they could go home. You have a fox an owl and a snake in the gruffalo all it was was some guy putting a jacket on for each a total let down not as it was advertised at all total waste of money would not recommend at all!!!
Alhambra Theatre @
- Dunfermline @
- Tue 7 Aug 2012 @
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Review 18 for The Gruffalo
Awful!
Alhambra Theatre @
- Dunfermline @
- Tue 7 Aug 2012 @
Favourite moment: The end! @
Posted 09/08/2012
by Risingsun
Location:Dalgety Bay
Show was totally awful children's attention was not captured. Costumes were bad (or lack of costumes) the ones they used were well over the children's head. Poor show really disappointed!
Alhambra Theatre @
- Dunfermline @
- Tue 7 Aug 2012 @
Favourite moment: The end! @
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Review 19 for The Gruffalo
Gruffalo
Alhambra Theatre @
- Dunfermline @
- Tue 7 Aug 2012 @
Posted 09/08/2012
by mcdsd
It was a 3 person play more suited to the festival fringe than a proper children's event.
No costumes, very surreal.
No costumes, very surreal.
Alhambra Theatre @
- Dunfermline @
- Tue 7 Aug 2012 @
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Review 20 for The Gruffalo
Grufffalo was great fun
Alhambra Theatre @
- Dunfermline @
- Tue 7 Aug 2012 @
Favourite moment: When the gruffalo came into the audience, we were in the front row! @
Posted 09/08/2012
by Kaej
My 4 year old loved it and the length of the show meant it held his interest.
Alhambra Theatre @
- Dunfermline @
- Tue 7 Aug 2012 @
Favourite moment: When the gruffalo came into the audience, we were in the front row! @
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