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The Little Misfits Mermaid!

On the 9th January some of our Misfits members went to Bristol Old Vic to see The Little Mermaid, their festive show.

Hear from some of our members what they thought:

Beth

I thought at the beginning it was a bit confusing – I thought it was going to be the normal Little Mermaid story. The story was a new version, they rewrote it. The message was all about climate change.

I thought it was a good message. It was informative and educating the audience.

The props and set were really good and beautiful, they had things like sparkly fishes and umbrellas and loads of lights and jellyfish and beautiful scenery, it was fantastic. I would love to see it again. We knew the designer Ruby Pugh. She is the daughter of Frank, who is a filmmaker for Misfits (and a trustee!). Ruby came in to do some prop-making workshops for Misfits.

How would you describe the Little Mermaid in 3 words?

Go see it!

Fantastic, imaginative, beautiful.

Did seeing the performance give you any ideas about your own work around climate change?

Not yet, no. But I really am interested in climate change and I like the message we got out of the play. Hopefully it will teach younger audiences to not throw plastic in the water.  

Dave

I thought it was really amazing the set was out of this world, the cast was all fantastic really good at doing circus acts dancing and amazing singers. I never seen anything like that before, I liked the fact it was a totally different story from the one I know. I would like to see more shows and maybe interview the actors after the show.

Dave interviewed other members to hear what they thought:

Paul said “it was B****y Brilliant and I liked all of it”

Liam said “it was brilliant the best I’ve ever seen and funny.”

Rachel said it was “good”

Claire said it was “gert lush”

After the members met the cast!

Misfits are really keen to go and see more performances in 2025. If there’s something coming up you’d like us to see, let us know!

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“It felt good performing. It felt like a proper performance at the showcase – it was proper and real. I felt really proud and happy and excited and I can’t wait to do it again”.
Katie, Member of the Misfits
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