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Luca Silvestrini's The Little Prince 2021, The Place

18 Dec 21 – 24 Dec 21, 19:30 mats 15:00 morning starts 11;30 Dur.: 1 hour 10 mins

Luca Silvestrini’s The Little Prince is possibly the most charming family offering for Christmas Dance 2021 and can be seen at The Place over the festive season

By Teresa Guerreiro on 5/11/2021

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The Little Prince, Luca Silvestrini's Protein, Dance East Ipswich. Photo: Jane Hobson
The Little Prince, Luca Silvestrini's Protein, Dance East Ipswich. Photo: Jane Hobson
Luca Silvestrini's The Little Prince 2021, The Place Luca Silvestrini's The Little Prince 2021, The Place Teresa Guerreiro
When it premiered at The Place in 2019 The Little Prince was an instant hit. Now this charming piece of dance theatre for the whole family returns to The Place, making for a perfect seasonal outing for children and their grown ups this Christmas. Enjoy!

Review of The Little Prince 2019 ★★★★★


‘All grown-ups were once children… but only a few of them remember it,’ said Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, the writer of The Little Prince. Luca Silvestrini’s dance-theatre adaptation of this classic, though, makes it easy for grown-ups to return to the simple enchantments of childhood and enjoy this charming, vibrant show as much as their own youngsters.


Saint-Exupéry's book tells the story of The Little Prince, who leaves his home in asteroid B6-12 to journey through a weird universe, meeting new characters and learning about the value of friendship and love.


The set is made up a versatile collection of oversize globes (designs by Yann Seabra and lighting by Jackie Shemesh), around which four brightly clad performers from Luca Silvestrini’s Protein company enact the story. Two actresses alternate as The Little Prince; on press night, the minute, gamine Faith Prendergast was an entirely credible, hugely relatable protagonist.


The Little Prince, Luca Silvestrini's Protein, Dance East Ipswich. Photo: Jane Hobson
With super-fast costume changes, two performers bring to life the varied array of characters The Little Prince meets on his travels: Donna Lennard (Garden of Roses, Business Man, Rose, Snake and King) and Andrew Gardiner (Fox, Lamplighter and Geographer). The Little Prince ends up in a desert, where he meets a stranded Pilot (Kip Johnson on press night), whose plane has crashed.


They make friends and The Little Prince tells the Pilot of his journey. The story is told through words, song and dance to a specially commissioned score by Frank Moon. Some of the action, including the Pilot’s hesitant attempts at drawing, are illustrated by outline video (Daniel Denton) projected onto the backcloth.


There are many memorable scenes in this vivacious show; for this reviewer, the sequence where the wild Fox and The Little Prince slowly come to trust each other and become friends was one such. Starting on their knees from opposite sides of the stage, Fox and Little Prince slowly edge closer, the alarmed Fox jumping back when the over-enthusiastic boy comes too close too fast, and then resuming their cautious progress.


That it works on so many levels is not surprising: Luca Silvestrini is always keen to involve the audience in his creations, and The Little Prince is the result of extensive workshopping relying primarily on the contributions of young viewers.


There is a lot of humour and some gentle interaction with the audience. Luca Silvestrini’s The Little Prince fills the eye and the heart; and is an ideal family alternative to traditional Christmas shows.


We cannot recommend it highly enough.

by Teresa Guerreiro

What Luca Silvestrini's The Little Prince 2021, The Place
Where The Place, 17 Duke's Road, London, WC1H 9PY | MAP
Nearest tube Euston (underground)
When 18 Dec 21 – 24 Dec 21, 19:30 mats 15:00 morning starts 11;30 Dur.: 1 hour 10 mins
Price £14 (children £8 + concessions available))
Website Click here to book



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