Praise for The Selfish Giant "A fantastic visual production, sensitively performed taking in the needs of such a young audience. Set, props and lighting superb - a highly professional, exciting and enjoyable performance. " - Michele Taylor, Ex Stage Manager for Opera North. Now full time mum to a 3 & 4 yr old, Pershore, Worcestershire. "Fantastic! The children were enthralled from start to finish by the music, puppets and technology. It provoked some very thoughtful follow up discussions and very imaginative work." - J. Stewart / J. Marsh, Foundation Staff, St Paul's C E Primary School, Hereford. "What a wonderful production - many thanks. As a professional musician and music educator, I was spellbound - Fantastic! Fabulous quality." - Rachel Mcilwham, 1st violin, Ex London Philharmonic Orchestra, Tunbridge Wells. "Wonderful puppets, great varied performance, excellent set with surprises. I loved how you showed 'the bones' of puppetry. Audience interaction and response to comments spot on!" - Rod Boucher, Performer, Bedlam OZ (World Theatre Company), London. "Fabulous storytelling with wonderful puppets. A fantastic experience enjoyed by all the children and adults!" - Dawn Cox, Class Teacher, Great Witley Primary School, Worcestershire. "This was an amazing puppet show. Much better than The Red Fairy (I saw this when I was 5) - I have seen many more now I am 84 but this is one of the best!" - Barbara, Retired Librarian, London. "A fantastic performance, magical in every way. The children (age 5-11) were entertained from beginning to end. Highly recommended!" - Kim Williams, Jenny Lloyd, Tara Powell, playleaders, Jumping Jacks Out of School Care, Hay on Wye. "Excellent! The set was amazing and the children were engaged throughout the performance." - Bonita Cattle, Arts Development Officer, Redbridge Borough Council, London. "My children (aged 4 & 8) really enjoyed the show. Great set and audience interaction." - Cath Davis, Production Manager, Actionwork (T.I.E Company), Weston-Super-Mare. "Absolutely spellbinding! The death scene at the end was beautifully performed and appropriately dealt with for the ages. Stunning costumes and puppets and exquisite mastery of voice and movement. True storytelling!" - Lucie White, Parent, Dramatics(music & drama for 3 & 4 year olds), Malvern. "The show is absolutely wonderful. I enjoyed it and my son was mesmerized. I loved the winter puppets especially." - R. Mihaslovic, Parent, Kidderminster. "It was a marvelous performance. I really enjoyed the music and the puppets are amazing masterpieces - Outstanding!" - Nina Los Peires, Parent, London. "Excellent! It enthralled children age 2 and a half - 52! Excellent blend of action and music. We thought the winter puppets were beautiful. Highly recommended." - Allyson Taylor, Headteacher, St Mary's School and Playgroup, Fownhope, Herefordshire. "All audience comments were very positive and staff were equally impressed. An excellent performance that we enjoyed hosting. Many thanks." - Emma Stevens, Library Learning Officer, Herefordshire Libraries. "Absolutely super puppets, set and puppeteer - the best I have seen here for children." - C. Dunne, Director, Headstart 4 Health, London. "First class. Look forward to seeing you again." - A Morris, Parent, Pershore, Worcestershire. "An excellent storyteller - very expressive." - Karon Dyke, Parent, Bromyard, Herefordshire. "Excellent! It was great to have a story that didn't involve lots of shouting for a change; something to make the children think. The opportunity to ask questions was also a good idea and the stage set and puppets were very impressive. See you next year!" - Helen Russell, Pedmore Primary School, Worcestershire.
"Thank you very much Rob for giving us a preview of The Selfish Giant. Performance and music was wonderful." - S. R. Matthews, Headteacher, Stretton Sugwas School, Hereford. "The children were fascinated by the intricacies of the set and the puppets. A 3 year old very unsure at the start ended up dancing to the music accompanying the North Wind." - Wendy Price, Manager, Llangrove Leapfrogs, Herefordshire. The children were totally absorbed. Timing was just right - good mix of action, music and narrative. A lovely show"! - Alex Madeley, Crowmoor Nursery, Shrewsbury. "Fantastic! The children loved it and remembered many details afterwards. They felt very privileged to be let into the secrets at the end." - Del Francis, Canon Pyon Primary School, Hereford. "Another great performance which was well received by our children." - Stella Hope, Assistant Headteacher, Oak Wood Primary School, Nuneaton, Warwickshire.
Praise for Peter & the Wolf
“The children really enjoyed Peter & the Wolf. They were really engrossed. Rob interacted so well and held their attention throughout - we would certainly have this show again.” – S. Goodwin, Senior Teacher, Clifford Primary School, Herefordshire. “My 4 year old came to see Peter & the Wolf at Central Studios last Saturday. He sat spellbound for the performance and afterwards you very kindly let him stroke the duck and gave him a feather. He was so pleased – Thank you.” – Tracy Meadows, Parent, Basingstoke, Hampshire. “Parents and children got really involved with the participation elements and were enthralled with the characters.” – Charlotte Beard, Programming and Marketing Manager, Number 8, Pershore, Worcestershire. “The children really enjoyed the show. They had to use their imaginations and were really drawn into the story. A good mixture of music, drama and puppets.” – Pat Hill, Literacy Co-ordinator, Finstall First School, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire. “This is the second production of Sea legs that we have seen and it was equally as excellent as the first. Thoroughly enjoyed by all!” – Mrs Forrester, Teacher, Stone First School, Kidderminster. “We really enjoyed the show and hope to be able to book you again in the next academic year.” – Val Baldwin, KS1 Manager, Lapal Primary School, Halesowen, West Midlands. “We like the intimacy created by storytelling and the puppets really bring it to life. This is a good value performance and compliments our literacy teaching.” – Penny Browning, KS1 Co-ordinator, St Paul’s C. E Primary School, Hereford. "A very good one man show. Great storytelling and dramatics." - Lisa Short, Literacy Co-ordinator, Weobley Primary School, Herefordshire.
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