Hunchback of Notre Dame — Page 2

I thought that the gargoyles worked onstage quite well. Yes, they added some comic effect at times but it really seemed to play up the point that these three characters were all different aspects of Quasimodo's psyche. The final scene with him and Frollo is quite intense in part with the inclusion of the gargoyles.

I do agree that the movie wasn't well received because of the darker subject matter. I mean the context of "Hellfire" alone is pretty adult for a Disney movie, especially at that point in time. I still really liked it though and I consider it one of their last good animated films.

> the whole talking gargoyles bit would be strange on stage if they were life size

i get why you'd say that, but actually the life-size talking gargoyles worked quite well in berlin ...

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Place me in the pro-gargoyle camp. In Berlin, they were quite stunning. The costumes were rather sophisticated and beautiful and they cleverly emerged from their own set pieces, which were constructed to house each gargoyle in its statuesque pose until they stepped out and came to life. Their appearance was not as cutesy as in the film, but not spooky enough to scare the children. They were very artistic and my favorite thing about the production, actually.

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I repeat the next disney show is Peter and The Star Catchers which is opening at the lajolla playhouse