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Three Billy Goats Gruff Musical Review

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So children's are boring affairs with slow boring performances... not! So I recently went with my wife and kid to watch the Three Billy Goats Gruff, performed by The Singapore Repertory Theatre: https://www.srt.com.sg/show/three-billy-goats-gruff-2025/ This is based on a simple children's book and you might be forgiven for thinking it will be a slow rather dull affair and a painful way to sit through an hour with your kid and you fear the kid will get bored from the show. However nothing could be further from the truth....  Firstly, do sit either close to the stage, eg the first or second row if you like to get up close and personal, or at the circle seats if you prefer a more macro view and say your child has issues with loud noises. I got the former and it suited us fine.  The story is simple and deliberately so for younger audiences to follow. There are elements of the Three Little Pigs, mixed in with a little Bo Peep and but there is a moral behind it, and surprisingly, pl...