Creation Theatre adds extra exoticism to Dominic Cooke's original adaptation for the Young Vic by playing in a yurt-like tent, a UFO landed in the car park of the company's faithful sponsor, BMW. The audience sit round the stage, nightclub-style, and there is much tumbling and clowning to keep us entertained. Good for seven-year-olds and up, Gari Jones's production suffers from an uncertain music track and a fondness for coarse acting, but the enthusiastic young performers bring out the redemptive power of Shahrazad's storytelling.

ROBERT HEWISON