This summer, from 8 August–1 September, The Wardrobe Ensemble (originally founded from the Bristol Old Vic's young company) have brought their show The Star Seekers to the National Theatre's Dorfman Theatre to inspire three to eight-year-olds about outer space. I was lucky enough to attend a sneak preview with an invited audience and school group, and I loved it!
Alph, Betty and Gammo, played by Ben Vardy, Jesse Meadows and Jack Drewry, take their audience on an adventure beyond the milky way, large sections of which are improvised based on suggestions from the young people in the audience.
It's a glorious exploration of the imagination of children, with education and the wonder of theatre woven seamlessly in.
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