Sh*t We Like To Sing

Sh*t We Like To Sing might be better titled “Bangers We Like To Sing - and that Audiences Love”. Originally scheduled for a Fringe World season but foiled by Covid restrictions, Sh*t We Like To Sing played for a short, two night, independent season.

A selection of great musical theatre songs, this well curated performance was interspersed with commentary from very personable director/producers Dylan Dorotich and Charlie Darlington. The cast were strong and worked well both as an ensemble and individual performers.

Highlights included the high-impact full-cast opening number “All That Jazz”, led by Dylan Dorotich, Charlie Darlington’s great performance of “Freeze My Brain”, Grace Johnson and Peter Ho’s excellent rendition of “First Date/Last Night”, from Dog Fight, Joshua Towns and Peter Ho’s very funny performance of “Agony”, Max Conroy’s wonderful Agatha Trunchbull in “The Smell of Revolution” and the cast’s “Meet the Plastics” from Mean Girls, featuring Danielle McDonald, Dylan Dorotich and Breanna Redhead. Choreography by Shannon Rogers was quirky, original and well executed.

Sound can be tricky in this venue, but Sarah Connolly handled balance well, and the show was boldly lit by Amy Lees.

A very supportive audience was rewarded with high energy performances. This was a very promising debut production from Broken Crayon Productions and I expect to see more high calibre shows from this company in the years to come.

Kimberley Shaw