Reviews

Come From Away, received with a sweeping standing ovation on Opening Night in Perth, is the strongest touring production to grace Perth in many years. On September 11, 2001, 38 planes with 6,579 passengers on board, were stranded in a remote Newfoundland town, population 10,000. The people of Gander opened their schools, churches, homes, and hearts for the “Plane People”. Come From Away is their story.

Several Adelaide companies have significant anniversary years in 2023 and for the Hills Musical Company they have launched their 50 year celebrations by re-mounting the original, and their first production of Kiss Me, Kate. Directed by the well-known and experienced director Hayley Horton, she has gathered together 22 performers and an excellent 14-person orchestra conducted by Ben Stefanoff to present this musical that ran at a little less than three hours. Kiss Me, Kate was originally produced in 1948, and is considered one of Broadway's great treasures.

Mind blowing in every sense! The music, the singing, the imagination, the acting … a total ‘wow’!

This was a concert conceived to captivate! Broadway Hits from the 1940s, 50s and 60s. From shows that helped the world recover from a nasty war. Shows that were transferred from the stage to the silver screen then to television sets in living rooms all over the world. Shows with big orchestras, optimistic stories, wonderful songs … songs that were played again and again from treasured record albums.

When Wanneroo Repertory’s originally scheduled May production fell through, Barry Lefort came to the rescue with a remount (of sorts) of Full Circle, a play he directed for Stirling Players in November 2020. This interesting little comedy is set in the lounge room of a family, as their daughter Nicola’s wedding day approaches - and a cascade of skeletons emerge from the closet.