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Mackenzie Crook narrates Peter and the Wolf with the Aurora Orchestra

Charlotte Smith
Thursday, April 12, 2012

The film was first screened at Southbank Centre in 2009 and has since been devel
Crook rehearsed on the Royal Festival Hall stage with conductor Nicholas Collon
'Peter and the Wolf was my favourite piece of music when I was a child,' said Cr
Using stop-frame animation, the Polish/British film was co-produced by BreakThru
The performances featured the 2008 Oscar-winning film by director Suzie Templeto
Actor Mackenzie Crook narrated four performances of Prokofiev's Peter and the Wo

Actor Mackenzie Crook narrated Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf at London's Royal Festival Hall in four performances over the Easter weekend. Conducted by Nicholas Collon, the performances featured the Aurora Orchestra, specially commissioned poetry by Simon Armitage and the 2008 Oscar-winning animated film directed by Suzie Templeton and produced by BreakThru Films.

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