REVIEW BY AKSHITA BENNY EDITED BY OLIVIA DI GRAZIA Go Piss Girl! Or maybe not… ICAC’s Urinetown delivers spectacular performances of a musical theatre favourite. When wandering into the Union Theatre with my musical-loving friend, all we knew about this show, to phrase it crudely, was that it was about pissing. The first thing I said to my friend that night was “go piss girl” … Continue reading Urine For A Treat at ICAC’s Urinetown
Reviewed by: Katya Ewing Starkid, a musical theatre company founded in 2009 by a group of Michigan university students, have long given us hilariously quirky musicals. ICAC, directed by Hannah Crompton, rose to the occasion, exploding with contagious vitality and joy in their side-splitting interpretation of Starkid’s The Guy Who Didn’t Like Musicals. The Guy Who Didn’t Like Musicals launches us into the world of … Continue reading The Guy Who Didn’t Like Musicals: A Musical Takeover Triumph
ICAC’s Firebringer did an outstanding job portraying the feminist, religious and climate-related political themes of the show, creating a rib-tickling fictional history lesson with nuanced characters that connected splendidly with the audience. Continue reading ICAC’s Firebringer Celebrates Female Ingenuity Through a Hilarious Musical Escapade
Dogfight is an overall enjoyable experience. Admittedly, the cast was talented, with some standout performances. However, it is difficult to remember the musical’s most politically charged moments without becoming bewildered by its implications. Continue reading Dogfight: ICAC Overshadows Strong Performances with Baffling Politics
We have all grown up with fairytales, and been enthralled by the spell they cast over us. These stories have had several different interpretations over recent years, each with their own unique twists. ICAC’s Into the Woods does just that, incorporating the Grimm Brothers’ fairytales, like Cinderella, Jack and the Beanstalk, and Little Red Riding Hood, with the original story of a baker and his … Continue reading Into the Woods: After the Happily Ever After
Written in 2012 by the renowned playwright Caryl Churchill, Love and Information is an unconventional play. With no specific narrative, it is made up of around fifty separate scenes grouped into seven thematically connected sections. Churchill leaves most of the compositional choices to the director and production team allowing them to choose which scenes to use. She offers a toolbox of theatrical material rather than … Continue reading Love and Information: ICAC Takes on Caryl Churchill’s Contemporary Masterpiece
ICAC’s undertaking of Stephen Sondheim’s masterpiece Company is one that leaves you with a song in your head long after you’ve left the theatre. Taking on the challenge of Sondheim is an impressive gamble in and of itself, and Company is not only a musically complex show, but a confounding and almost plotless series of vignettes concerning love and married life in New York City. At the centre of … Continue reading Risk and Reward
The Book of Everything is a sweet and thoughtfully devised play that shows post-war Amsterdam through the eyes of an overly imaginative nine-year-old. With a cast of just twelve and a set seemingly made of cardboard boxes, young Thomas’ world is immersive as soon as you step into the theatre. Erin Nicholson was endearing in the lead role and did an impressive job conveying the … Continue reading The Book of Everything
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