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Rapunzel

Theatre Royal Stratford East

Dec 2017

By Trish Cooke and Robert Hyman
Directed by Pooja Ghai

Lighting Design by Matt Daw

Designed by Will

 

Great British Pantomime Awards 2018 nomination for Best Staging and Set 

...this is a pantomime bursting with love, complemented by an uplifting score from Hyman, and a rich, heavily textured design from William Fricker. Verdict: Innovative adaptation featuring an uplifting score, entertaining performances and utterly enchanting design. (5 stars) 
Paul Vale. The Stage. December 2017

William Fricker's designs are beguilingly beautiful, with wonderfully clashing African patterns on all the costumes and Witch Maddy's cluttered, chemistry set-style workshop one of the several simple but effective sets. This Rapunzel does look amazing.
Daisy Bowie-Sell. Whatsonstage.com December 2017

Apart from exciting and entertaining audience participation, immersion into the show is triggered by the costume and set design (William Fricker)....the show convinces with animating participation, stunning design...
Lara Domke. Ayoungertheatre.com December  2017

Designer William Fricker keeps settings simple but very effective. Rapunzel’s room disappears into the flies as the scene zooms down to ground level...and an audience engendered transformation scene makes a simple effect a very lovely climax.
Howard Loxton. Britishtheatreguide.info December 2017 

The production values here are admirably high, with designer William Fricker offering a range of impressive structures...
Theo Bosanquet. Timeout.com December 2017

 

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