I forgot to write about Corraline, a stage adaptation of the book by Neil Gaiman. It was done with puppets and was quite fun. On rainy afternoon, the week I was starting to feel overwhelmed with doubts, I went to the show. The audience was targeted at 10-adult. It was a classic Neil Gaiman story (check out American Gods if you haven't read any of his work. Or Good Omens which he wrote with Terry Pratchett--thanks for Kate for that one!)
Anyway, it was much needed that day and reminded me of the magic and artifice of theatre. It also reminded me of the value of fantasies and stories for understanding relationships and life.
The puppets were not very interesting for the most part, although there was a good surreal payoff when one of them turned out to have a body made of entirely stretchy stuff so she could
occupy lots of space. Ominous and creepy. It was a nice effect.
I still pick the Canadian burlesque puppets as my #1 choice for puppet shows this year.
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