Reviews by Cath and Rosa
The Fish Who Could Wish, with Korky Paul
Cath and Rosa
'It was me or the sunshine', began Korky Paul, jokingly shaking his head at the not-quite full room. With a city stuffed full of music and Morris dancing this weekend, there was an awful lot of ...
9 years ago
The Fish Who Could Wish, with Korky Paul
The Elves and the Shoemaker
Cath and Rosa
It was an interactive beginning, as the storyteller (Elvis Schumacker the Third) wove his way through the young audience, somehow managing to convince a parent to give up a shoe for pantomime-esque ...
9 years ago
The Elves and the Shoemaker
The Dreams of Philomina
Cath and Rosa
When it started, I suddenly went a bit cold. With a three year old who's been obsessed with death, a play about a woman seeing her dead husband one last time felt like the wrong choice. ...
11 years ago
The Dreams of Philomina
Tale Trail
Cath and Rosa
Four tales from around the world were ably spun across the stage, as pupils from St John Fisher, East Oxford, John Henry Newman and Oxford Academy performed their take on traditional tales. ...
11 years ago
Tale Trail
Father Christmas And The Icicle Bicycle
Cath and Rosa
Wandering into the BT for Father Christmas and the Icicle Bicycle felt rather like being part of an art installation. We sat on beanbags, surrounded by snowflakes, Christmas lights and of course ...
11 years ago
Father Christmas And The Icicle Bicycle
Luna
Cath and Rosa
Magical and quite enchanting, the tale of Luna took its young audience on a journey to the stars.
The packed theatre was drawn into the room of Billy, a boy who should really have been asleep. ...
11 years ago
Luna
Nuzhat Abbas
Cath and Rosa
From the outset, Nuzhat Abbas was a delight, and she was positively joyful that children had attended her concert. "I love to hear children," she encouraged, "Please ...
11 years ago
Nuzhat Abbas
If The Shoe Fits
Cath and Rosa
This three woman production is set in a shoe shop, where old and battered shoes are sold alongside the new and shiny, valued as much for their stories as how they look. The shop provides the ...
11 years ago
If The Shoe Fits
Spot
Cath and Rosa
What a great venue the Burton Taylor is for a young children's theatre show. Small enough for the action to be quite intimate, with space for cushions and beanbags, as well as a few chairs ...
11 years ago
Spot