Mr Gum and the Dancing Bear review " children's musical is a sticky mess
Dorfman theatre, LondonAndy Stanton's adaptation of his own children's books is packed with eccentricity and verbal flourishes " all at the expense of the story This is no ordinary family show. In fact, Mr Gum and the Dancing Bear, which children's author Andy Stanton has adapted himself, is downright bizarre. It is packed with eccentric details and excessive verbal flourishes. It's an approach that has served Stanto…