Jean Cocteau's cinematic masterpiece 'La Belle et la Bete' is the inspiration for this tale of a beautiful young woman determined to rescue her father from the beast who imprisons him. Cocteau's interpretation of the children's story adds surreal overtones to this tale of love, loyalty and family ties. Taking this as their starting point Told by an Idiot's production at the Lyric stars a feisty Beauty and features live music and the kind of physical theatre they've used in previous productions at the Lyric: 'The Firework-Maker's Daughter', 'Aladdin', and most recently 'Casanova'. Pint sized Beauty is played by Lisa Hammond who may be familiar from television dramas and comedy including Peter Kay's Channel 4 Max and Paddy's Road to
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Jean Cocteau's cinematic masterpiece 'La Belle et la Bete' is the inspiration for this tale of a beautiful young woman determined to rescue her father from the beast who imprisons him. Cocteau's interpretation of the children's story adds surreal overtones to this tale of love, loyalty and family ties. Taking this as their starting point Told by an Idiot's production at the Lyric stars a feisty Beauty and features live music and the kind of physical theatre they've used in previous productions at the Lyric: 'The Firework-Maker's Daughter', 'Aladdin', and most recently 'Casanova'. Pint sized Beauty is played by Lisa Hammond who may be familiar from television dramas and comedy including Peter Kay's Channel 4 Max and Paddy's Road to