He's escaping a life of servitude, she's on the lam from a pre-arranged marriage.īoth, it turns out, have talking horses from Narnia who were captured by the villainous Calormenes. The story follows two youths Shasta and Aravis (played by the very adult Matt Nethersole and Madelyn Kriese) who both meet while fleeing to Narnia. It feels like we're dropped into a saga already underway, which makes this a frustrating stand-alone play, no matter the efforts of Anna Chatterton adapting it for this world premiere.
There's a large map behind her with names like Calormen and Archenland we're supposed to remember. Here? Cast member Jenny Wright starts the show by explaining who's who, what's what. Story Image: Jay Turvey as Bree, Matt Nethersole as Shasta, Madelyn Kriese as Aravis and Kristi Frank as Hwin with the cast of The. The Narnia stories work best when children from our world are thrust into that other world - "The Magician's Nephew" also had the benefit of being a prequel, so we got to see how everything started. Perhaps this works as part of the overall Narnia narrative, but as a children's show it's a stumble to start Shaw's 2019 season. It's probably the most adult book of the bunch, with characters plotting wars and other devious activities like it's a "Game of Thrones" get-together.
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It is the only book in the series which takes place entirely in the Narnian universe and doesn't have characters from the real world. Lewis' "Chronicles of Narnia" series, was written before last year's "The Magician's Nephew" but takes place afterwards. The Horse and His Boy is the third book in C. "The Horse and His Boy," the fifth of seven books in C.S. It is a battle that will decide their fate and the fate of Narnia itself. That's exactly what this year's return to Narnia feels like at the Shaw Festival. Another Sing Along: Monkey & Donkey In The Mountains. Ever take a trip and liked it so much you went back the next year? Only, it wasn't quite the same? Aladdin (Childrens Record Guild) Aladdins Lamp (Bebe Daniels) Alice In Wonderland (Ginger Rogers) The Angel In The Christmas Play.
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