When you hear a production includes not only puppets, but the tooth fairy, you know it’s going to be an interesting experience.
So The Old Trout Puppet Workshop’s production of ‘The Tooth Fairy, which New West Theatre has running at the Yates through to May 8, does not disappoint.
In an hour’s span, it covers a range of emotions. It begins kind of sadly as the cast, clad in grey with big black boots, marches their way onto the stage and introduces the main character, Abigail, a little girl who has a perfect smile which is beloved by the whole village, but who is kept inside by her strict grandfather to preserve her smile.
But it soon becomes plain hilarious, especially watching the puppets, most of which the actors wear over their heads and maneuver their arms with sticks.
Abigail, played by Kyla Read, really does have the perfect smile, which is enhanced when she puts a mini boat around her neck and her grandpa’s Viking helmet on her head while grandpa puts a scare into her about the evil Tooth Fairy. This causes Abigail to run away from home to find the tooth fairy and stop him from taking her perfect teeth.