Like Water for Chocolate
C: Alondra de la Parra
Cast: Melissa HamiltonTomas BarreiroSiân GriffithsKamilla DunstanAkane TakadaItziar MendizabalHannah GrennellAlexander CampbellReece ClarkeAnnette BuvoliBenjamin EllaGary AvisAshley DeanHarris BellLukas B. BrændsrødChristina ArestisBennet GartsideKevin EmertonTomas MockNicol EdmondsJade JohnstoneKatharina NikelskiIsaac MorganHarrison LeePhilip MosleySophie AllnattLeticia DiasGinevra ZambonMariko SasakiTéo DubreuilCalvin RichardsonJoseph SissensDavid Yudes
Like Water for Chocolate review – Christopher Wheeldon’s delectable take on a magic-realist love story
Not all choreographers are good directors, but Christopher Wheeldon is. Even when dealing with a tricky text such as Laura Esquivel’s magical realist novel Like Water for Chocolate, his is a steady hand. His choreography seems in a telepathic relationship with the melody and mystery of Joby Talbot’s score, while Bob Crowley’s designs, inspired by Mexican architect Luis Barragán, give a sense of heat and isolation, and some visually arresting coups de theatre.
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