Hairline, Rating: 5/5

Twine is a little boy. He can’t speak (which doesn’t bow well for his storyteller’s aspirations), he can’t help around the house. In fact, Twine can’t do much, but he longs for adventures, such as the ones his friends tell. Because he feels alone, he leaves the house he has been born (or magically created, since Twine is a boy made of… a ball of twine), in search of his own story, in search of his magic journey looking for what his heart desires most, even if he isn’t too sure himself what this might be.
With some beautiful and very effective props, Tortoise in a nutshell company have created a simple story of a boy on a journey, of someone in search for his inner self, and have made it not only easily to follow for the young audience it is meant to be, but also incredibly sweet and enjoyable for the adults that accompany them.
Steve is a joy to watch, his facial expressions and acting skills fantastically perfect for the role, and a soothing, gorgeous voice that can easily charm you. But he isn’t the only good actor on stage, in fact, the rest of the pack are great on their roles too, with their amusingly buffoonish, and deliciously sweet characteristics. Even the musician is hilarious on the little protagonist time he is given.
The star of the show is Twine himself, though, a beauti-fully crafted puppet that many kids would want to take home with them at the end of the show. With magic teapots, under the sea explorations, the smallest (and most inventive) circus at the top of a tree and some amazingly talented actors on stage, Twine makes for a great experience, and one you will rejoice in repeated viewing. If only all bed time stories were are good as this.