![]() ![]() The introduction of this article was amended on 2 April 2023 to credit Jackie Morris as co-author of the book, in line with the information provided in the subheading and elsewhere in the text. It is a reminder that every acorn, tree and dandelion is a world in itself and a sacred part of our own.Īt Watford Palace theatre until 8 April then at Polka theatre, London, 13 April-7 May and Theatre By the Lake, Keswick, 24 May-3 June. Robert Macfarlane (Author) Robert Macfarlane is the bestselling author of Mountains of the Mind, The Wild Places, The Old Ways, Landmarks, and Underland, and co-creator of The Lost Words and The Lost Spells. “What takes years to grow takes second to crush,” we are told. The nature on our doorstep so often goes unobserved but contains wonders, Jay discovers. There is beautiful puppetry designed by Amber Donovan Kahn and lovely visual abstractions in Hannah Sibai’s set including artfully fluttering ocean waves and a giant luminous globe which looks like an oversized pop-up of Morris’s illustration in the book. Erskine and Dollard’s tunes require sometimes awkward shifts and not every singer hits the most difficult notes but the elegance, invention and abundant sense of magic in this musical wins out. ![]() Sweet whimsy dominates the first half, which has a few disjointed moments, but the show gets smoother, picking up its pace. ’So let these spells ring far and wide, speak their word and seek their art, let the wild world into your eyes, your voice, your heart’Extracted from The Los. ![]() Sweet whimsy … Paula James, Toby De Salis, Miriam Nyarko and Alex Wingfield in The Lost Spells ![]()
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