Wonderful Beast theatre company invests the myth with life and humour in their innovative production. Armed with chalks, the cast draw their set as the story unfolds, and their transformation of the stage into an ancient, magical realm is extremely inventive. Tatterhood is told through dance and mime, the dialogue is spoken and sung in Norwegian, and the action is beautifully punctuated with music. The expressive face of Ane Aass makes a perfect canvas for Tatterhood.
Lucy Powell - Highbury and Islington Express .
WONDERFUL BEAST SIMPLY CAPTIVATING AT GARRISON - the cast danced and sang with such wit and vivacity that everyone leaving the theatre glowed.
Shetland Timews , June 2000
ENCHANTING FAIRY TALE ENTHRALS - an excellent performance which was both funny and fascinating. This beast is truly wonderful.
Orcadian , June 2000
Wonderful Beast is steadily building a reputation for its theatrical approach to storytelling, indeed this charming Anglo-Norwegian production positively glows with the sunny warmth of childhood.
Charles Godfrey-Faucett - Time Out, June 1999
There is primeval stuff of myth at work here, holding the audience expectant, alert, to some half-remembered, half-recognised vastness. That ís fairytales for you!
Ann Sinnott - Camden New Journal , May 1999
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