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themidnightgirl and I made a slight variation on our usual monthly dinner date and went to The Great Christmas Feast - a four course dinner interspersed with a retelling of Dickens' 'A Christmas Carol'.
We had a fabulous time. All of the food was good, and the fish course was very good indeed. The storyteller was an excellent actor; starting off in his role as Dickens himself, but shifting effortlessly from character to character as the tale unfolded. It wasn't entirely clear from the advertising how much interaction there would be, which I think might make some people nervous, but in the end there was very little - a couple of people were briefly brought into the scenes, particularly towards the end, but mostly just to stand there and be acted around, rather than being expected to join in.
The pacing and engagement was extremely good; it started off feeling like a cosy bedtime story, and built in intensity throughout the evening, ending with Scrooge quite frenetic and almost manic as he discovered his spirit of generosity. I wholeheartedly recommend it, and will be keeping an eye out for future events by the same people.
themidnightgirl and I made a slight variation on our usual monthly dinner date and went to The Great Christmas Feast - a four course dinner interspersed with a retelling of Dickens' 'A Christmas Carol'. We had a fabulous time. All of the food was good, and the fish course was very good indeed. The storyteller was an excellent actor; starting off in his role as Dickens himself, but shifting effortlessly from character to character as the tale unfolded. It wasn't entirely clear from the advertising how much interaction there would be, which I think might make some people nervous, but in the end there was very little - a couple of people were briefly brought into the scenes, particularly towards the end, but mostly just to stand there and be acted around, rather than being expected to join in.
The pacing and engagement was extremely good; it started off feeling like a cosy bedtime story, and built in intensity throughout the evening, ending with Scrooge quite frenetic and almost manic as he discovered his spirit of generosity. I wholeheartedly recommend it, and will be keeping an eye out for future events by the same people.
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Date: 2018-12-06 08:52 pm (UTC)From: