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Nature 449, 395-396 (27 September 2007) | doi:10.1038/449395a; Published online 26 September 2007

The theatre: Bringing the past to life

Brendan Maher1

  1. Brendan Maher is a features editor at Nature.
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Can a stage spectacular based on a TV documentary bring science to life and please the punters too? Brendan Maher joins a palaeontologist to watch the dinosaurs walk.

As the seating in the arena slowly fills up the children can't hide their giddy anticipation. Neither can Ken Lacovara, chattering away about dinosaurs and digs.