Walking with Dinosaurs

While I was down in London, I was lucky enough to get tickets for the arena spectacular of ‘Walking with Dinosaurs’. The BBC documentary series- which has been seen by over 700million people worldwide- the production is one of the largest and most acclaimed shows to come out of Australia. They are holding a series of shows at the O2 arena throughout August. It was amazing to watch talented individuals like William May who is the artistic director, Scott Faris director, Warner Brown script writer, Sonny Tilders creature designer, bring these huge dinosaurs back to life. It is definitely high-end stuff.

I came away from the show feeling well informed and excited to learn more about pre-historic life. In my school days, I used to find Evolution studies boring. But, this show has made re-think my understanding of the topic. Learning about theTriassic period (245-208 million years ago), the Jurassic period (208-144 million years ago) a time when Stegosaurs and Alloraurus existed. The most interesting part was the Cretaceous period (144-65 million years ago) a time when Torosaurus, and Tyrannosaurus- Rex roamed the world. It was mind boggling stuff! Before you say it, yes, it's great material for my fantasy book!

I did have concerns about the show. I wouldn’t recommend taking young children. The sounds were loud and the dinosaurs pretty believable. It scared my six years old niece, but she insisted on staying till the end. The steep steps were my other main concern. I didn’t think them suitable for young children. Funnily enough, I saw an older woman weeping outside our entrance section. She hadn’t realised how steep the seats were going to be and couldn’t sit through it. If you’re thinking of going please do check with staff if the seats are suitable for young children. Otherwise, it's a brilliant show to watch!