EDINBURGH 2015 - BWW Reviews: A POCKETFUL OF GRIMMS, Gilded Balloon, August 15 2015

A Pocketful of Grimms is a staging of five well known (and not so well known) stories by the Brothers Grimm. Stories featured include Hansel and Gretel, The Golden Goose and Rumpelstiltskin.

Story Pocket theatre present these stories beautifully. The set is simple but very clever and is adapted to each individual story. Four performers take on the multiple roles in different tales and they get the children in the audience involved as well.

The Brothers Grimm are known for their dark fairy tales and I was pleased to see that these haven't been sugar-coated for the audience. Some of the endings to the stories are fairly brutal but nobody appeared to be too traumatised!

It is quite a challenge to hold the attention of young children for an hour, especially when they are competing with endlessly entertaining flip-up seats in the auditorium! The majority of the audience remained enthralled for the whole performance and there are several occasions where the adults are laughing harder than the kids.

Ticket information for A Pocketful Of Grimms can be found on the edfringe website.