This is a theatrically thrilling new version of the classic myth. Rather than presenting kids with gaudy, gobsmacking spectacle, this enchanting Beauty and the Beast stimulates the mind. Laurence Boswell’s adaptation of the fairy story is at once beguiling and disconcertingly strange. . . his beautifully written script is so evocative that we seem to see wonders that are not actually there . . . It is hard to imagine a more hauntingly beautiful children’s show Daily Telegraph. This enchanting play can be performed straight or with music – drawn from traditional French folk melodies – composed by Mick Sands.
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST (Boswell), Royal Shakespeare Company 2004 © Royal Shakespeare Company
