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Reviews
THE HERALD : Children's Theatre
"Molly Whuppie"
by Mary Brennan
Show with the vigour to entrance all ages
TRAVERSE, EDINBURGH
"WITHIN minutes of learning her name, we all now we'd like Molly Whuppie as a friend. Boys, too. Because Molly has gumption and a kind heart - and she can run and jump and even spin over the clever climbing frame-cum-parallel bars that are central to the set design."
"Oh, she's some girl, is Molly W1rappie. Rooted in an old Scots folk tale, but - as shown to us by the consistently excellent Wee Stories - very much of our own time. For Molly has a feisty, independent spirit and when there's no food for the special seasonal feast, Molly sets off to ask the King for aid. She doesn't know the King is a greedy, cold-hearted man. And she certainly doesn't know that there's a giant between her and the perilous bridge that crosses to the castle - but even if she did, Molly would still go for it, singing her signature 'I'm Molly Whuppie and you can't scare me" song."
"There's lots of singing in this story-and we join in all the time. And we give advice, in between laughing at the tomfoolery or just marvelling at the imaginative details that emerge from bits of the set."
"But perhaps the most amazing thing about Molly and her adventures is that it's brought so enticingly alive by a cast of only two (plus handy live musician). Virginia Radcliffe is Molly, breezy and resolute yet always making time to involve us in her story."
"And providing all the other characters in her story? That marvellous chameleon of quick-change versatility, Deborah Amott. Donning a brilliant pair of big clumpy feet, and adopting a lugubrious droop to voice and shoulders, she is every inch (yard?) the scaredy-cat giant whose green fingers and generous nature are the true solution to Molly's quest for food. Aimed at three- to six-year-olds, this show has the wit and vigour to entrance all ages."