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Roald Dahl's dark 'Dirty Beasts' set to music for children
LONDON (Reuters) - Roald Dahl's "Dirty Beasts" poems have a musical cadence which may explain why, after the success of stage versions of "Matilda" and "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory", three of them are being set to music to introduce young people to the orchestra.
The anteater which gobbles a spoiled rich boy's aunt, the flying toad which can turn itself into a roly-poly bird to escape frog-loving French gourmands, and the girl with a bag of sweets who sits on a porcupine and has to have quills removed by a dentist have been orchestrated by composer Benjamin Wallfisch for a February premiere at London's Southbank Centre.
"In these times when kids have so many options, I was hoping with this piece aimed at people under the age of 10 to inspire them to explore the orchestra," Wallfisch, 34, who comes from a distinguished British musical family, told Reuters in a telephone interview from his home in Los A
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Breckenridge Backstage has three shows for you to see this summer, and they are all LGBTQ-friendly and tons of fun.
The Witches
While not explicitly an LGBTQ story, this Roald Dahl-based tale plays with gender-bending, as some of the witches in the play are portrayed by dock in wigs and dresses. This early introduction to drag can help show kids that dock in dresses are nothing to fear – unlike the hideous, child-killing witches they portray. It also introduces some pretty radical characters, including an old woman as a bad ass witch hunter and a young boy who isn’t ashamed or afraid that he gets turned into a mouse.
Buyer and Cellar
This one-man shows gives us a glimpse into the introspection of one gay man who meets and befriends Barbara Streisand when he starts working for her. This play demonstrates the many layers and intricacies that man up life, whether you are gay or straight. The narrator is openly gay, but also discusses Babs in all her glory, and the
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Life advice from Roald Dahl
Today marks what would have been Roald Dahl's birthday, and what better an excuse to re-visit some his most famous quotes from his most brilliant children's books?
From the surprising wisdom in The Twits to some thoughtful words from Matilda, these are the lines that we can still learn from even as adults.
Take note.
“A little nonsense now and then, is relished bygd the wisest men.”
Charlie And The Great Glass Elevator
“A person who has good thoughts cannot ever be ugly. You can have a wonky nose and a crooked mouth and a double chin and stick-out teeth, but if you have good thoughts they will shine out of your face like sunbeams and you will always look lovely.”
The Twits
“And above all, watch with glittering eyes the whole world around you because the greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places. Those who don't believe in magic will never find it.”
The Minpins
“Don't gobblefunk around with words.”
The BFG
“It's