The ballet that left children cowering in terror
September 15th, 2007
The Daily Mail reports that live stage production of “Angelina Ballerina” terrifies children.
Billed as “a magical introduction to ballet”, an adaptation of children’s favourite Angelina Ballerina looked like an ideal treat.
There was a buzz of excitement in the theatre as scores of little girls, many dressed in pink tutus like their fictional heroine, waited for the curtain to rise.
But shortly after the show began many were having second thoughts.
Scenes featuring a baby being snatched by a black-clad villain, a ballerina stabbed in the stomach by a pin from a spinning wheel and a ghost appearing as the lights were dimmed sent children cowering behind the seats.
Others started sobbing and buried their heads in their mothers’ laps.
Yikes!
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