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IDA: Not Your Princess

Reproducing respected writer Anita Punton’s much loved 1994 production of ‘The Princess Ida Parlor’ was always going to be a challenge. Completely readapting IDA for a modern audience whilst also being forced to completely re-compose the score seems almost impossible. Yet, despite the potential setbacks, the indispensable Union House Theatre has triumphed once again in creating an engaging, informed and most of all, inspiring theatre … Continue reading IDA: Not Your Princess

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The Witches of Eastwick: Wickedly Slick

From novel, to film, to theatre, The Witches of Eastwick has had many incarnations, the latest being UMMTA’s most recent production. Three single women, outcasts from their town of Truman Show-like domestic perfection, pray for the ‘perfect’ man to save them from their struggles. When he arrives, innocent fun turns into manipulation and harm of a more serious kind, and the three ‘witches’ must unite to … Continue reading The Witches of Eastwick: Wickedly Slick

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The Addams Family: No Normal Night Out!

The Addams Family is an absolutely fantastic choice for a college musical; rampant in innuendo-fueled laughs, boasting a catchy yet surprisingly complex score and a fun dose of gothic aesthetic. Plus, if all else fails, it has the unique ability to lean upon audience nostalgia for its iconic source material.  I was particularly excited to learn that St. Mary’s College would be tackling it in 2018, … Continue reading The Addams Family: No Normal Night Out!

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The Golden Horse Awards: 不忘初心 方得始终 Let your true desires lead to where you belong

中华音乐社的《全民金马奖》是一部自编自导的原创音乐剧。讲述了追求梦想的年轻人为生活所迫，不得不随波逐流，但几经波折后，在领奖台的聚光灯下，最终寻回初心。《全民金马奖》伴随着笑与泪展现了一场青春活跃的演出。 The Golden Horse Awards by Chinese Music Group was an original written and directed musical production. It told a story of young dream chasers who bore the pressure of life and were forced to drift along. However, after a series of setbacks, they finally retrieved their true desires under the spotlights of the medal podium. The Golden Horse Awards was a lively and youthful performance, accompanied by … Continue reading The Golden Horse Awards: 不忘初心 方得始终 Let your true desires lead to where you belong

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Little Shop of Horrors: The Trend of Dark Musicals

After Heathers: The Musical’s run in early August, it would not be a surprise if there was a sudden trend towards more darkly comic stories on the stage. The International House Theatre Group seems to have continued this trend with their production of The Little Shop of Horrors, directed by Karolina Judd. Little Shop of Horrors is arguably the originator of a sub-genre in musicals. The … Continue reading Little Shop of Horrors: The Trend of Dark Musicals

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Curtains: A Murder Mystery Musical Comedy

Curtains, St Hilda’s recent production at Union House Theatre is set in 1959 Boston and follows the murder of Jessica Cranshaw (Bebe Berryman). In this musical within a musical, Cranshaw is the supremely untalented leading lady of Robbin Hood of the Old West,a fictional cowboy musical, and whose death plays out as a parody of a typical ‘whodunit’. Detective Lt. Frank Cioffi (Eamonn Shorter), is … Continue reading Curtains: A Murder Mystery Musical Comedy

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Urinetown: Nothing is as it Seems

It would be easy to rattle off some scatological quips about Newman’s latest musical outing, Urinetown. But that would ruin the whole conceit of Urinetown’s refusal to submit to cheap wordplay and throwaway gags. The script is taut, intelligent and undeniably charming in its revisionist agenda. And Newman’s cast pulls it off with success. Directed by Matt Healy, the production makes use of a relatively … Continue reading Urinetown: Nothing is as it Seems

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Heathers: How Very Indeed

Heathers: The Musical has to be one of the balliest musical choices, not only for the challenge of casting performers able to sing its absolutely mammoth vocal score, but also for the fear of offending any unsuspecting audience members with its gratuitously crude, dark sense of humor. And so, when I first heard the announcement that University College would be producing such musical, I was a … Continue reading Heathers: How Very Indeed

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Chicago: Foxy and Full of Heart

It’s a fair assumption that, both in nature and reputation, college productions aren’t exactly supposed to be taken too seriously. However, this was not the case for audiences of Ormond College’s recent production of Chicago. The audience were forced to leave any such presuppositions at home as the cast and crew tackled this raunch-fest with surprising professionalism, style and finesse. Chicago tells the tale of two … Continue reading Chicago: Foxy and Full of Heart

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