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Into the Woods (Paperback, 1st ed)
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Into the Woods (Paperback, 1st ed)
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List price R420
Loot Price R349
Discovery Miles 3 490
You Save R71 (17%)
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A lavishly produced (and expensive) retelling of the popular
Broadway musical: a tongue-in-cheek amalgam of "Red Riding Hood,"
"Jack and the Beanstalk," "Cinderella," and "Rapunzel," with a
darker second-act sequel. Adults and teen-agers will be most amused
by the humor here - especially the sly modern dialogue, much of it
incorporating the show's adroitly phrased lyrics; and there are a
good many bits that are more appropriate to a mature audience than
to lit, tie children (e.g., Rapunzel receiving her prince, modestly
posed but quite bare; Cinderella's prince seducing the Baker's
Wife). On the other hand, older children will enjoy the lively
action and the extension of these familiar stories - the giant's
wife turns up seeking revenge, and there are a number of new
alliances as well as some unexpected deaths in the second act. The
transposition from the stage has been achieved with unusual
panache; and the generous, colorful illustrations are splashy and
dramatic, appropriately capturing moments satirical (Red Riding
Hood elegantly dressed in the wolf's skin), idyllic (a wedding
dance amid pink blossoms), or fearsome (the Baker's Wife about to
be trampled by a giant). Good fun. (Kirkus Reviews)
"That joyous rarity, a work of sophisticated artistic ambition and
deep political purpose that affords nonstop pleasure."--William A.
Henry III, "Time"
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