There's nothing that can quite hold young ones in thrall like a load of dinosaurs coming back to life in front of their eyes. Jurassic Live does exactly that with this new show at Manchester Opera House for four shows across this weekend before heading out on a national theatre tour.
The opening shows on Saturday were packed - it's incredible to see a huge theatre like this bursting at the seams with youngsters, many of whom were clearly enjoying their first experience of live theatre.
And what an experience it was - a huge stegosaurus here, a cheeky apotosaurus wiggling its bottom there, all weaved into a fantasy story that starts with a young girl Amber being read a bedtime story by her grandpa about a dinosaur park called Jurassic Live.
