Children loved seeing the Little Prince come to life at theatre show

While the pantomime at the Wyvern is great, it might be a little too much and a little too long for families with younger children - which is where The Little Prince comes in. 

The retelling of the story of a kind little prince trying to make friends by visiting different planets and meeting a flower, a fox, and a pilot, takes place in the intimate and small setting of the Showbox Theatre inside the Health Hydro, its small-scale, quiet, calm, and quite lovely. 

There's a small cast of two, plus a bespoke puppet who represents the titular Little Prince. It's a simple thing but the magic of theatre really does make the tiny object come to life as a real person. 

The Little Prince puppet from the Little Prince theatre show (Image: Wrong Shoes Theatre Company)

There were several moments of audience interaction between the prince and the excited young children in the audience, and at one point the Prince found himself stranded on a member of the audience's shoulder, who had to walk him back onto the stage and onto a mountain, which caused fits of giggles. 

It's a real treat and at 45 minutes it is the perfect first theatre experience for young children who may find the 2-hours of a traditional panto a bit too much. 

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The Little Prince theatre show at the Shoebox Theatre, Health Hydro, Swindon (Image: Wrong Shoes Theatre Company)