Last Saturday was the perfect winter day. The sun was shining, my laundry was done, and at 2pm we headed off to Theatre IV to have some fun at The Stinky Cheese Man at Theatre IV.
What, you say? You’ve never read the book? You haven’t laughed enough, says the Hall kids, serious consumers of anything comedic.
They loved this book and found the one-hour show to be the perfect supplement to the ridiculousness that fills the pages of one of their favorite bedtime stories.
From the mixed-up fairy tale scenarios to the narrator who knew just how to tickle our fancy, there were belly laughs heard throughout the packed theater. One of our favorite characters was Foxey Loxey, that sneaky little fellow who for some reason just cracked up my soon-to-be-five-year old. I took my almost-ten-year-old and his friend of the same age along with my daughter (my middle kid is seeing it with a school trip!) and every single one of them smiled throughout the performance, and I’m pretty sure it’s not just a result of the root beer and Skittles they were slurping on.
Based on the book by Jon Scieszka and Lane Smith, adapted by John Glore, it’s a mix-up of fairy tale classics like the Ugly Duckling (they kept him ugly!), Cinderella and Rumpelstiltskin (which my daughter proceeded to call me all afternoon) and other silly-billy, out-of-the-ordinary entertainment.
You can see it through March 18, 2012 and use your Savvy Saver card for discount Theatre IV tickets, and keep your eye out as we often have 1/2 price days (like the one on Saturday) for our readers.
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