MILO PENNEFATHER AND JULIAN MACHIN ON THEIR PROBLEMATIC NEW PRODUCTION Cancelled, Four Letter Word Theatre’s brazen new production, pulls none of its punches. The musical stars one Max Richmond, an arrogant lead singer whose disastrously insensitive remarks have spelled the collapse of his musical career. With the help of THEM, a down-and-out pop icon, Max hatches a plan to get back on top and win … Continue reading A Candid Look at ‘Cancelled’ Culture
Reviewed by: Jess Elfick The Scarlet Sun had everything you could want in a whodunnit – an intense cast, twisting storyline, and catchy tunes that rattled around my brain for days after. Four Letter Word have once again presented a fun and professional ensemble show that had the audience gasping. Ethan Francis-D’Amour and Madeleine Cheale’s original musical spirals through “The Scarlet Sun”, a 1970s Corsica resort … Continue reading The Scarlet Sun: A Show You’d Kill To See
Reviewed by: Jade Smith Fundamentally, this production of Drowsy can only be described as an absolute romp – fun, vibrant, and carried by an incredibly strong cast and crew, a fabulously loving homage to musical theatre. The Drowsy Chaperone follows the Narrator (Will Serafim), an anxious, socially awkward older man living alone in what one can presume is his New York apartment, as he takes us through his … Continue reading The Drowsy Chaperone: Pure Theatre Joy at Queen’s College
Reviewed by: Emma Parfitt Spamalot is a show advertised to knock Broadway back by 1,000 years – and UMMTA sure delivered a knockout performance at Union Theatre as they transported us back to middle ages in spectacular fashion. The musical, with book and lyrics by Python legend Eric Idle, is essentially a direct spoof of Monty Python and the Holy Grail. Directed by Nick Reynolds … Continue reading UMMTA’s Spamalot: A Successful Quest!
Reviewed by: Felicity Siegenthaler St Hilda’s production of Addams Family was a killer hit! The kooky musical comedy brings everybody’s favourite family of darkness on a light-hearted journey of love, growth, and acceptance. The story follows the iconic Wednesday Addams, who has now grown up, fallen in love, and becomes engaged to a conventional young man called Lucas Beineke. After organising a dinner party at the Addams Family Manor for the two families to … Continue reading A Kooky, Spooky Night with St. Hilda’s “The Addams Family”
Reviewed by: Simon Brownjohn Ormond Drama’s rendition of Spring Awakening took the 21st century classic to the Union Theatre in an enthralling performance of rock and sadness. The show presents the lives of adolescents, each of whom uniquely come to terms with their burgeoning feelings of sexuality, against the backdrop of a repressive environment which shuns the characters into silence. The themes discussed encompass topics … Continue reading Harrowing and Inspired: The Theatrical Tapestry of Ormond College’s Spring Awakening
Reviewed by: Emma Parfitt Grease is the time, it’s the place, it’s the motion – it’s the musical that has thrived since the release of the hit movie starring John Travolta and the late Dame Olivia Newton-John in 1978. Nonetheless, its outrageous storyline and at time controversial characters make it a challenge to produce in a modern context: a challenge that University College rose to. … Continue reading UC’s Grease is the Word!
Reviewed by: Sophie King Editor: Oscar Lidgerwood Let me introduce you to the Addams Family. One loves to be tortured, one solely converses in grunts, one’s in love with the moon, and all are a strange assortment of people who embrace the macabre and the eerie. An absurd, chaotic bunch of people, who are family. A very weird family. But I suppose, aren’t all? I knew very … Continue reading A Gloriously Kooky Stay with Trinity College’s ‘The Addams Family’
Filled with rib-tickling one-liners, crushing self-awareness and a mixtape of iconic anthems, Stranger Sings! is the Marvel Multiverse of musical theatre and the ultimate nerd fest. Continue reading Salty Theatre’s Stranger Sings! is the Ultimate Nerd Fest
In the interests of controversy, I wish I could write a scathing tear down of Under the Influence. Unfortunately, I enjoyed it far too much to start any drama. Continue reading Under the Influence: Liked and Subscribed
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