PHILIP PULLMAN’S GRIMM TALES

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Unicorn Theatre is justly celebrated for its entertainment for children and this beautifully designed and presented series of films feature Philip Pullman’s makeovers of six fairy tales by the Brothers Grimm. Perfectly balanced between three wellknown tales ( Cinderella, Rumpelstiltskin, Hansel and Gretel) and three less familiar stories ( The Brave Little Tailor, The Devil With The Three Golden Hairs and The Boy Who Left Home To Find Out About The Shivers), they are guaranteed to deliver shivers down the spines of children aged 8- 12 and are available to watch until February 21. I also recommend an earlier dramatised version of the latter tale in Shelley Duvall’s Faerie Tale Theatre series starring Frank Zappa as a hunchback. ( youtube. com/ watch? v= zcVZiu- Zno0)