Teatro Olivia FROM OUR EDITORS
If there was ever a true starlet born for the stage, Ian Falconer's Olivia is it. Now, the porky heroine headlines in her own "teatro," which containing all of the ingredients for a masterful performance. Boxed in a fold-out stage that includes all of the props to create scenes from "Swan Lake," "Romeo and Juliet," and "Turandot," this must-have includes colorful stage backdrops -- audiences can even draw their own scenes using the blank backdrops inside -- Olivia and Ian figures, and an amusing Playbill. For easy setup, all of the figures and backdrops are labeled according to performance; while the Playbill gives lengthy synopses of the three pieces, short bios of the lead actors, and a description of how to use the theater. Bound to make any playtime magical, Teatro Olivia is just right for younger kids looking for more fun with their favorite character and for more sophisticated types who will go hog-wild staging Tchaikovsky or Puccini.
FROM THE PUBLISHER
You Are Cordially Invited to Opening Night
Olivia, the feisty heroine of the best-selling books Olivia, Olivia Saves the Circus, and Olivia...and the Missing Toy, has a new showcase for her inimitable talents and imagination: her very own theater designed to introduce divas of all ages to the magic of the stage.
Olivia is good at lots of things, including singing, dancing, and being in the spotlight. Starring in productions of Swan Lake, Turandot, and Romeo and Juliet, Olivia is in her element as leading lady extraordinaire.
Olivia's theater opens to create a three-dimensional place space and includes:
Stage, audience, dressing room, and wings!
Enchanting scenery and props!
9 ravishing Olivia figures!
A booklet containing synopses of each performance!
Extra material for budding set designers to create their own backdrops!
And much more!
FROM THE CRITICS
Publishers Weekly
The feisty porker literally takes the stage in Teatro Olivia. Fans first spy her peeking out of the curtain on the sturdy cardboard cover, which opens to reveal an elegant 3-D stage that lowers like a drawbridge to accommodate enough scenery to present three plays: Swan Lake, Romeo and Juliet, and Turandot. Falconer, with his background as a set designer, transports the audience to 14th-century Verona and Peking, China ("long long ago") with ease, and leaves no detail untapped: a Playbill (with a cover scene aficionados will recognize from the heroine's debut, Olivia) gives a synopsis, a "Who's who" and offers additional activities. Various Olivia figurines in appropriate costumes (marked according to the play in which they are to be used) and the scenery tuck neatly away into a drawer in the Teatro box (like a costume trunk). Youngsters will indulge in many encore performances with this clever package. Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.
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