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When director Julie Taymor was asked to lift Disney’s smash hit The Lion King from the screen onto the stage, she had to think outside the box. Fluffy animal suits and video images of the African plains just wouldn’t cut it. Instead, she dug into her theatrical roots, drawing on puppetry techniques from Asia and Europe and taking the least obvious route. The result will entertain anybody with a pulse.
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But in a show awash with talent, the biggest round of applause has to go to Taymor’s remarkable vision. The beautiful and clever setting for the reprise of ‘He Lives in You’ would be worth the ticket price alone but it’s just one of countless gems this timeless production has to offer. (Kelly Apter) ■ Edinburgh Playhouse, until Sat 18 Apr ●●●●●
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