After the success of last year’s, The Legend of Moby Dick Whittington, Sleeping Trees has returned this Christmas with another home viewing suitable for all ages in what they call an “annual Christmas living room adventure”. As with last years show they seek to create a fun interactive story aimed at under tens with plenty of parody to amuse their adult carers. It is like watching three grown-up men behaving how they imagine their ten-year-old selves might have occupied themselves in creating a home movie. It works because the three wholeheartedly embrace their format, include some silly play along at home moments and is neatly captured and edited into a 50-minute show that does not overstay its welcome.
This year’s tale is a parody of The Star Wars Franchise with a touch of 2001, a Space Odyssey mixed up with Children’s characters and Santa Claus. The Puss in question must stop Dorth Clauz from stealing all the presents and kidnapping all the naughty children to the Moon and is littered with silly puns and jokes. To involve the young audience at home we are encouraged to get saucepans as space helmets, Kitchen utensils as control sticks and toilet roll holders as Light sabres. The more adventurous children might be persuaded to build their own moon rocket out of cardboard to join the adventure. As with last year, we are encouraged to post pictures of the home creativity!
