JamJar’s follow up to Following Wendy is a disappointment on the scale of Grease 2, The Matrix Reloaded and Godfather 3 combined. In a nutshell, self-confessed miracle boy Samuel has learnt how to barter life favours with the tooth fairy. Strange as this may seem, the plot revolves around the machinations of three characters and their collective decisions of what to do with the tooth fairy they have successfully captured. An extended digression into character back-stories ensues involving a zoo, concerns about the carpets and frequent references to an incident involving a tree which somehow resulted in Samuel being fitted with a pacemaker. Of course, it is eventually revealed that Samuel has been a maniac all along and wants his friends teeth in order to extend his own life. So far, so Free Willy 2. Production values were low and not helped by immensely sloppy writing (I'm not sure how a rib cage could ever contain ‘eponymous’ lungs). Dialogue was used to reveal the characters as trite archetypes that, when coupled with some lacklustre performances, struggled to maintain the energy and pace of an already-slow script. Some neat lighting states belied a greater deal of thought which would have helped the production immensely, and the performance of the fairy herself was enchanting - if belonging to a completely different play. Strangely disjointed, this is a production that should probably be avoided.
