Friday 21 January 2022

ONLINE PUPPET THEATRE REVIEW: The Scaryglow - Little Angel Theatre


Once upon a time, there lived a young 8-year-old boy called George who lived on the edge of a forest. It's winter and the snow is deep all around, all the way to the foot of a large mountain at the other side of the forest. George likes adventure, and has heard of all the legends of a terrible and frightening huge beast that lives in the forest called the Scaryglow. That notwithstanding, when he hears a strange noise coming from the forest he simply has to go and investigate...

This is a lovely tale for youngsters about friendship, acceptance, and trust. Written, directed and puppets all by Peter Steele for Little Angel Theatre, this delightful 6 minute tale is available to watch on Youtube for free.

At first I thought that this might just be a little too scary for an audience of tots, since the scary, suspense element was excellently brought about through lighting and sound, but on reflection I don't think it would be too much for them. There's a lovely resolve with a big blue cuddly and friendly monster waiting for them at the end!

Performed all in rhyme, this clevery crafted cinematic puppet adventure is beautifully and lovingly created. My only perhaps negative thought would be that one or two of the words used would be very much above the understanding of the target audience; but overall, they would easily understand the story nevertheless.

Reviewer - Matthew Dougall
on - 21.1.22

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