| Class Visits: Beauty and the Beast theatre trip, 1997 (Y6) All the Year 6 children went to see Beauty and the Beast at the Dominion Theatre in the West End of London on Tuesday, 7th July 1998 as an end of term treat. 
This trip was a great success. My best part was when all the forks, knives, spoons and the kitchen things came on stage and there were fireworks and lights everywhere. The lighting was done really well, it almost looked real. The best lighting I liked was at the beginning when the witch turned into a princess and did a curse on the prince and a ball of yellow came down and exploded. The best actress was Belle and my favourite actor was Lumiere because he was really funny and I liked the way that if he put up his hands the candles would light. If you were sitting far away from the stage in front of each seat was a pair of binoculars... Aiysha My favourite bit was when all the food started dancing. All the actors were very good and they spoke clearly. The scenery and lighting were fantastic and it was well timed. Also I think it was good because we had binoculars to use to see the stage. My favourite character was Gaston because he was a good singer and a funny character. The music was very good because they had an orchestra in the theatre... Thomas 
Alex This was brilliant. The lighting was good and all of the make-up they used was brilliant. There were binoculars on the back of the seats so if you couldn't see something you could see it. You were supposed to pay 40p for them and you could use them all the way through. My favourite characters were Belle and Lumiere and Cogsworth. You could buy souvenirs and sweets but they were a lot of money. I want to know how Chips' head was actually in the cup because when you looked in the bottom of the table there was no body... Alex  Lucy We left at 6.00 and it started at 7.30 and we got home at 10.45. It was like a Disney show. My favourite song was 'Be Our Guest'. All the dishes were singing. The lighting was really good, the words were really clear and the way the scenery moved was great. Belle's house was funny and so was her dad. There were some very nice pictures in the programmes... Lucy The best part was when the fireworks went off and there were lots of lights. My favourite person was the clock, he was really funny. It was very good at the end where the beast turned into a prince again. Everyone else became human who had turned into an object... Nishma We went to buy some souvenirs. I bought a rose which was fake. My favourite bit was when Gaston and the Beast had a fight in the rain because they looked like they were really hurting each other... Ian  Hayley Hayley The costumes were very good, Most of them looked real. The scenery was good. There were houses and they moved on the stage on their own. You could walk into houses and walk out again... Chloe  Tate The show was a great success. You could hear the actors sing and talk loud and clear. The costumes were excellent and were made very carefully. I really liked Belle's golden dress, it glistened when the light was on her. It was clever when Chip came in on the tray - the boy's head was on the tray but nobody knew where his body was. It was good when the Beast turned into a man again and I don't know how they got all of the make-up off and new clothes on in time. It was good when Maurice first came on the stage and his invention started to work. I liked it when they all had metal cups and they all did a dance, clinking them together. The play was really good, I will have to see it again... Helen  Verity The scenery was beautiful. Inside the castle were steps and extra rooms. The best scenery was when all the plates and cutlery were dancing because there were hearts all around them. There were plates on the steps in the background. Then at the end big champagne bottles came out with fireworks coming out of the tops. I liked the bit at the beginning when the old lady turned into a beautiful princess. There were lots of bright lights and sparks and a big puff of smoke. I thought Belle had a beautiful voice and her yellow dress at the end was spectacular... Verity  Stacey This was extraordinary. The start was pretty, an old lady turned into a younger lady. They had a puff of smoke and the old lady was young. She made a spell on the castle and all the people inside. In the end they all turned back into people. That was pretty because all the lights were so bright and colourful. It was a bit sad when Gaston and the Beast started to fight. Gaston died and the Beast lived. The end was not as good as the rest. Stacey  Oussama I thought it was fantastic. The lighting and the sound were very good too. There were binoculars in the back of the seat in front of us and you were supposed to pay 40p to unlock them, but you could get them out for free. My favourite character was Cogsworth, he was really funny, and so was the candlestick, Lumiere. My favourite bit was at the end when the Beast had a fight with Gaston and there was a load of lightning effects so it looked scary and frightening. You could buy souvenirs but they were really expensive. I bought a rose for £4.00. I would like to know how they did what they did with Chips. His head was in a cup and when you looked under the table you couldn't see his legs or body. He was really talking and moving, so it couldn't have been a doll's head... Zoe It was a great day out... I would like to go back there... James |
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