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Does anyone know anything about the stage show of Harry and his bucketful of dinosaurs?

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Tommy · 14/03/2008 14:04

like this one?
Harry show

DS2 loves it on telly but I'm not sure how it would come out on stage.

Anyone been? (although it says it is brand new so maybe not )

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slayerette · 14/03/2008 14:07

Dh went with ds (5) when I was away for the weekend. DS enjoyed it; in the version they saw the woman playing Harry was very good and interacted with the children in the audience. Some of the dinosaurs are puppets, some are people dressed up (a la Barney, I suppose!). It's like the tv programme rather than the books - ie they go to Dinoworld and have adventures.

Tommy · 15/03/2008 17:24

thanks slayerette

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VickyA · 10/04/2008 14:08

I saw it in York with my DS (just turned 5). I thought it was ok, the first bit was dire - Harry appears, introduced by Nana who is about 30 in a grey wig. Harry is also about 30, female, and a cross between Jeanette Krankie and Frank Spencer - gurning, lisping and pretending to be a 5 year old boy. The dinosaurs are stuffed heads poking out of a bucket, expect for Pterence, who is whirled around at the corner of the stage on a perfectly visible fishing rod... The voices are the real ones though, thank goodness - obviously pre-recorded, and that works well.

After some chat, and a rather groovy looking Charlie wanders on and off (again, yes, about 30...) they get to Dinoworld. Things do improve - Taury, Steggy and Sid are full size characters, although Patsy is reduced to a neck poking up from behind some scenery with a tail sticking out from the side, and Trike is obviously propped up on the same scenery with his "arms" hanging limply over the top.

The story's weak, as would be expected I suppose, with a few songs (not sure about the point of the Hokey Cokey in a packed auditorium...) with a break after about 40 mins then another 25 mins or so until the end.

If they'd had Harry in costume with a cartoon head on, like the dinosaurs (think Disneyworld characters, if you see what I mean), it would have been fine, but I simply couldn't get my head around the woman playing him and her annoying mannerisms. Having said that, my DS enjoyed it, so that's all that mattered.

Hope this helps!

hazel1975 · 20/04/2008 08:31

i agree with everythhing VickyA said!
We saw it in Dorking this week and you could see the look of surprise on most the the mums faces when Nanna came out - no one could work out who she was! There were a lot of raised eyes when Harry came out but it did improve once they got to Dinoworld. Not the best kids who we have seen but DS enjoyed it which is the main thing. He is and seemed to be one of the oldest there so more for the 3-4 year olds I think.

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