Review of Whispers in the Wood

Review of Whispers in the Wood

The general plot of the play is a tailors daughter is being wooed by a

wolf and her father is very protective of his "little girl" and is

overpowered by the evil in the wood to do everything in his power to

stop their relationship.

I had once many years ago seen this play performed by Mid Powys Youth

Theatre and loved every bit of it! I thought that it would be a hard

performance to beat but I was wrong. Every single line, note and dance

move was perfect down to a pinprick. Even if one of the characters had

mucked up a line or move they brushed it over very well.

Although the set was very minimal and largely symbolic - particularly

for the fairy world- it still seemed that there was a lot on stage.

This may have been because there were a lot of drapes and free flow

ladders on and around the set. Both of these represented trees and the

ladders introduced levels to the performance. The set was also very

fairy tale with its net back-drop and flowing pastel coloured drapes,

glowing under the UV light. Although not in its usual green and brown

tones and lights as you would expect for a wood. The use of "moving

head" lights which use di-chromatic lenses provided a clarity and