Dinosaur World Live
Rating: ★★★★
Venue: Troubadour Theatre Wembley, London

Don’t miss this award-winning interactive adventure for all the family – featuring the biggest and best dinosaur puppets live on stage! Meet an incredible line-up of dinosaurs, including every child's favourite flesh eating giant, the Tyrannosaurus Rex,  alongside a Triceratops, Giraffatitan, Microraptor  and Segnosaurus! A special meet and greet after the show offers all our brave explorers the chance to make a new dinosaur friend.

Back by popular demand, the Olivier award-winning Dinosaur World Live is back in London for the summer. When it comes to explaining the show itself, there's no plot as such, rather an educational presentation and introduction to the dinosaurs that live in Miranda's world; or as it's better known, Dinosaur World. 

One aspect I particularly enjoyed was the introduction of lesser known dinosaurs such as the Segnosaurus and Giraffatitan, while also keeping the fan favourites such as Triceratops and Tyrannosaurus Rex. 

Lizzie Burder, who plays Miranda, has an incredibly difficult task of holding the attention of the entire audience almost singlehandedly for the entire hour. She does this with an ease and is absolutely fantastic with the younger members of the crowd.

The audience interaction is some of the best I've seen from a family show, including each dinosaur having a unique experience with a child from the audience, such as brushing a Microraptor's feathers and feeding a Segnosaurus. There were also many moments where the entirety of the audience could get involved, if they so wished.

Unsurprisingly, the finale brought us our encounter with the most popular dinosaur of all, the Tyrannosaurus Rex. Visually, it was sensational and while it could prove overwhelming for some little ol' ones, we seemed to have the bravest audience! 

Nat Speight, William Chaplin Stephens, Sebastian Chambers, Georgia Wall and Alice Bravery were our puppeteers and voice actors for this performance. Undoubtedly, the puppeteers are the heart of the production, providing incredibly authentic-sounding dinosaur noises and essentially breathing life into both the puppets and the show.

The writing from Derek Bond is suitable for the target audience, but by any stretch, isn't the focal point of the production. But it shouldn't be. All eyes are on the dinosaurs and their wranglers, and that provides the majority of the entertainment for the duration.

A family-friendly show for little ones, grandparents and everyone in between. Educational, fun and most definitely...a roarsome time!