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

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The theatre: Bringing the past to life

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.

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