I Believe in Unicorns by Michael Morpurgo

I’ve never read the Michael Morpurgo book I Believe in Unicorns so I didn’t know what to expect from this show. I found it tricky to know when the performance began but then it draws you in and you take part in the telling of the story.

There are two main characters in the show: Tomas and Franny. They tell the story together. At first Tomas doesn’t like anything to do with books. When Tomas visits his village library the unicorn lady shows him the power of storytelling and books.

The set was piles of books and if you bring a book along it gets added too. During the show they use animation, sound effects and lots of surprise props hidden in books which help you picture the story. The pop-up paper models were very impressive!

This show is unlike any show I’ve seen before and I really enjoyed it. I would recommend it to anyone who loves books.