Review: When We Lived in Uncle's Hat ***

When We Lived in Uncle's Hat poses one question really: What makes a home?

The tutti frutti production takes the audience on a musical journey through imagined homes from the Moon to the cinema, from "nowhere" to even on top of uncle's hat, as we follow a three-generation family in their search for a happy home.

Told through the eyes of Sammy, a young boy, the stage adaptation of Peter Stamm's children's book takes the audience on an energetic, funny, thought-provoking, and sometimes sad, journey as we come to the conclusion that it is a family that makes

a home.

Performed by the award-winning Leeds children's theatre company and the critically acclaimed York Theatre Royal, When We Lived in Uncle's Hat keeps the young audience enthralled, if sometimes leaving older members a little baffled.

The creative team behind this well-crafted and moving production includes tutti frutti's artistic director, Wendy Harris (director), Alison Heffernan (design), with choreography by Ruth Tyson-Jones and original music by Dominic Sales.

Aimed at the over-fives When We Lived in Uncle's Hat will be in the Studio at York Theatre Royal until October 17 before going on national tour.

Tickets from York Theatre Royal Box Office or by calling 01904 623568.

Tickets are also available online at www. yorktheatreroyal.co.uk