The Little Prince - an Extraordinary Adventure

The Little Prince & the Rose

The Little Prince is an amazing stage production now showing in Sydney.

It was good to be part of an enthusiastic capacity audience once again after a two year gap of live theatre. 

The Little Prince is based on a book first published way back in 1943 by Frenchman Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. This book has been translated into 301 languages and has sold a huge 200 million copies worldwide. 

The Little Prince is a visual feast of energetic dancing, acrobatics, circus and gymnastics on a stage flooded with brilliant video projections. If one digs deeper, themes of loneliness, friendship, love, and loss are touched on in the various scenes. I just enjoyed watching the extraordinary adventure live on stage. Movement abounds throughout the two acts and kept me mesmerised on the edge of my seat.

Celebration

The Little Prince tells the story of an aviator who crashes his plane in the Sahara Desert and meets a young boy, known as prince, who travels to various extraordinary planets. He meets several characters along the way, such as a businessman, rose, drunkard, lamplighter, fox, king, and snake. 

Full marks go to Anne Tournie for directing the show and doing all the choreography. Her passion for recreating The Little Prince on stage from the book was evident in the enthusiastic way each performer excelled in their roles. As children's imaginations have been aroused by reading the book over the generations, the imagination of the audience members was lifted to greater heights by the passionate artists performing on stage.

The music composed by Terry Truck and played throughout the show enhanced the action taking place on each of the planets throughout the journey of the young prince. 

The costumes, hair and makeup of each of the artists on stage made each character brilliantly coloured and distinctive. A close connection was retained with the drawn characters in the original book.   

The Little Prince

The highlight of The Little Prince the night I saw the show was the video projections that completely covered the back wall and floor of the stage. These were designed by the creative Marie Jumelin. Each planet visited was brought to life by the moving pulsating projections that created the appropriate backdrops for the personality of each of the artists.

Lionel Zalachas played The Little Prince with great dexterity and skill on the stage floor and when suspended in the air on straps. His movements were captivating. Other commended artists were Aurelien Bednarek who played the aviator and Chris Mouron who played the narrator. Chris is the only artist who spoke and sang on stage. All the other compelling artists communicated by their movements, actions and gestures. 

The Little Prince is presented by the Broadway Entertainment Group that operate from Dubai, Australia and the United Kingdom. They have been producing shows internationally for over 25 years and have toured productions to more than 40 countries. 

Coliseum Theatre

The Little Prince is now showing at the new Coliseum Theatre. Located within the exciting destination of West HQ, Sydney Coliseum Theatre is conveniently positioned at the apex of the M7 and M4 in the heart of Greater Western Sydney. Easily accessible by car, there is 1600 free parking spaces on site, allowing for quick access to the new West HQ Eat Street dining precinct prior to the show. Accessing Sydney Coliseum Theatre, West HQ by public transportation is easy as it is located a short 10 minute walk from two train stations and have four bus stops on their doorstep.

The Little Prince will be there just for a few weeks, closing on 23 January before heading off to Broadway in America. Tickets cost between $89 and $159, and can be purchased at Ticketek.

For further information about The Little Prince see the theatre website.

To see a Youtube preview video of The Little Prince click here. 

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