Captain Flinn and the Pirates Edinburgh Fringe Festival children’s show reviews

Captain Flinn and the Pirates

Edinburgh Fringe Children's Show review

Set in a primary school gym hall, the action in this sequel to the original Captain Flinn adaptation convincingly portrays the energetic enthusiasm of seven year old children for two perennial favourite topics; dinosaurs and pirates.

Using the traditional school play props of gym benches and basketball hoops, the story sweeps us out to sea where 3 vegetarian dinosaurs have been surviving on sausages under the comical tyranny of their Captain T Rex. To free his friends from this pirate crew, Captain Flinn embarks on a quest to find the magic cutlass. Much high energy action ensues when all parties realise that this cutlass grants not fishes, but wishes!

A mix of comedy and tension lead to a satisfying and rather surprising ending. This performance is full of creative drama, puppetry, songs and dance. The costumes are wonderfully inventive and attention-grabbing. Very young audience members may need an extra reassuring cuddle at times as Captain T Rex cuts an imposing figure. The shining eyes and smiling faces of all around me were confirmation of a job very well done by the cast of this very entertaining production.

and our young reviewers said:

"My best bit was the songs and the song about fishes and when they were being made into sausages." Hector aged 3 "My favourite parts were the songs and the silhouette puppets and when they got the magic cutlass." Sylvie aged 6

Reviewer: Catherine Estill 11th August, 2016

 

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