Hello – and welcome to the website of a successful production of ‘Don’t Blame it on the Wolf”. We researched and developed this piece even up to the day of the first performance and after this initial production we are all unanimous in the feeling that this show has huge potential to develop further. We will go back and look at act one again and tighten a few things up but as a family show it stands up.
We had some really helpful feedback both verbally and written. I haven’t read the written forms yet but from the verbal feedback we would take off the 6+ age guidance as our morning show had lots of children aged 3-5 who loved it and were focused throughout. In fact they were listening so much that when the Humpties were mentioned one lone voice was heard reciting the whole rhyme in the audience! The video sections work really well (the children particularly were drawn in by them – its a cultural thing – 21st century children respond to new media and deconstruct it in a way we as adults don’t).
The songs, the musicality of the performers, the suspense of the story with a twist, the masks and the set were all highlights for the show.
We had good audiences – 60 children for the open dress rehearsal, 75 for the premiere (schools performance) approx 50 for the morning performance and about 120 for the afternoon show.
Today is a day of rest for all before Ash and I go to Allens Croft Primary to do a follow up workshop tomorrow.
Hi Gillian
Enjoyed the show on sat morning; didn’t have time to leave feedback so here goes; I thought the pace of the second half was better than the first; the song by Peter was really great fun; I wondered if the songs and music which I thought were again really nice would have benefited from amplification? I thought the mix of lightheartedness and a darker more sinister tone worked well – nursery rhymes have that edge and you worked it so that I think the kids would be just a little scared!! But mostly I really appreciated that it is a play / performance that lends itself to discussion for young people about who’s seen as ok and who maybe gets bullied etc for being different or having a ‘bad’ reputation – we all think maybe the wolf is the baddy but this is questioned and in a way I think is brilliant for young children. I liked the participation too. Lots of luck with the tour – have you tried Kings Heath Juniors? and Colmore School? Both good creative schools – best wishes
jenny