The fast-moving Energy Show Live is
thrilling the nation after a hit run at The Science Museum in London over
Easter.
This lively, fun, informative – and loud –
visual performance is perfect for kids of all ages but really appeals to the
eight to 12-year-olds the most.
It’s an upbeat performance featuring two
futuristic scientists faced with the challenge of demonstrating all nine forms
of energy in a five-minute presentation.
We have the straight-laced Annabella and the
rather more fun-loving, impish, Philomena ("that’s ‘Phil’ to you!"). Pitched in
together after both failing their exams, they find a way to work as a team and
thrill the audience with some ear-splitting and eye-popping physics stunts and
tricks that the youngsters will remember for a very long time.
With help from android Bernard and virtual
lab assistant i-nstein, the steampunk ladies whizz through the flames,
explosions and tricks, explaining the chemicals and science behind everything
they do.
They’re so accomplished that it’s hard to
tell if they are scientists doing a bit of acting or actors who’ve learned some
science. Either way it’s an action-packed 90 minutes or so, which builds up to
the all-important exam presentation at the end.
So we get the biggest and best bangs saved
until last! There’s even a series of missiles fired into the audience – but
we’ll save the details so as not to spoil the surprise.
