Pick n Myths | Reviews | Pleasance Edinburgh | Festival, Fringe, Theatre, Comedy

REVIEWS

Three Weeks - 22^nd August 2008
"Guaranteed to get the little ones singing and giggling along"

Greek myths with happy endings

Greek myths with happy endings are the order of the day for Onassis Programme, who retell the classic stories in a clear and simple way. Using only minimal props and a few musical instruments, they transport us all around Ancient Greece and back again without ever leaving the stage. Nothing fancy here but they give a well thought-out performance that's guaranteed to get the little ones singing and giggling along... and some of the big ones too. Being only twenty-five minutes, this is charming pre-lunch fun - just long enough squeeze in a good chunk of interactive story-telling without losing anyone's attention. And at such a tiny price, you can take the whole clan without breaking the bank.

Herald - 20^th August 2008
"Light humour, audience participation and impressive musicianship"

FROLICSOME FUN

Pick 'n' Myths takes a much more relaxed approached to storytelling and uses a different classical myth for each performance. At the show attended, it was the inspiring story of Theseus, the dreamy prince who slays the minotaur. Using a box of props and costumes, and sitting snugly on the floor, the gang from the Onassis Programme tackled the twists and turns of Theseus's struggle with light humour, audience participation and impressive musicianship.
When Theseus's tale comes to an end, it is effortlessly morphed into the parallel story of Icarus and his ill-fated dream of flying. Fear not, there's no tragedy here, just frolicsome fun. What may be best about this bit of light entertainment is that it's just over 20 minutes long - about the attention span for live drama of the average four-year-old.