Kath, Anto and Rhiannon arrived this afternoon to spend the Bank Holiday weekend with us. Owain came over to join us for a meal, then we went to the New Theatre to see a production of Kipling's 'Jungle Book'. It was superbly conceived and presented, with great movement, singing and dancing, religiously faithful to the Disney cartoon vision of the original story, rather than a freshly minted interpretation, but really fine entertainment nevertheless. I was surprised that for this final performance, the theatre wasn't full, especially as it's a half term weekend. Does this mean that so many kids now have the home video that a real live performance and a traditional theatre holds no attraction, no added excitement for them and their parents?
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