The Wolves in the Walls review – Neil Gaiman adventure brims with thrills

Little Angel theatre, LondonGaiman’s graphic novel turns into an atmospheric show, as a girl tries to find out what’s scratching in the walls of her homeAfter years of going to the theatre together, The Wolves in the Walls is probably the first show that my nine-year-old goddaughter Blue and I really experience together. We laugh at the same jokes, flinch at the panting raggedy wolves, and leave the theatre asking the same dazed questions.It’s no surprise that our first wholly shared theatrical experience is an adaptation of a Neil Gaiman graphic novel. Like so much of Gaiman’s work – including the National Theatre’s recent production of The Ocean at the End of the Lane – Wolves is brimming with atmosphere and ambiguity, laced with fear and doubt and refuses to provide any easy answers. Continue reading…
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