Having 30 "rats" running around hardly seems the stuff of festive fare, but since the begetter of the show is Carol Ann Duffy, known in her children's writing for dark fairy tales, we might expect something different. And, after all, these rodents are actually local children dressed as ragamuffins. Rats, it seems, can be cute and not necessarily baddies " and, in any case, the Pied Piper is at hand.read more
SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 07:40PM on December 3, 2012