Even adults will, I think, find their jaws slackening in admiration at the opening visual gambit (later repeated): a blue flame floating autonomously across the auditorium.
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Writer Dennis Kelly, director John Tiffany and designer Bob Crowley know how to enchant children. The argument is pretty persuasive, but that doesn’t mean the result fully satisfies on its own terms.
What lies between the book-ends provided by that number – a heartfelt chorus of voices conjuring folk communities of yore as snow falls – argues the case for the National undertaking this project, and making it theirs. Uncle Walt might be smiling, but would Sir Larry be turning in his grave at this act of cultural conquest? In that batch lies the Oscar-winning “When You Wish…” So, naturally, we’re going to hear it. “When you wish upon a star, makes no difference who you are…” Jiminy Cricket, but they’re actually crooning Disney’s “signature” tune on stage at the National Theatre! Not once, not twice but on repeat (hear-it-til-you-hum-it) mode.ĭisney have granted rights to use the five much-loved songs from their 1940 animation classic Pinocchio for this premiere stage adaptation (derived from the 1883 tale by Carlo Collodi but also the film too) – reportedly with no strings attached.
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