Reviews

MLOC Productions excelled themselves with the Victorian Premiere with Irving Berlin’s White Christmas, based on the film with Danny Kaye, Bing Crosby, Vera Ellen and Rosemary Clooney, with some small changes to suit the stage. The sets, fairly basic, changed easily and efficiently to give the correct feel to the various scenes. The orchestra, at the rear of the stage, did not compete with the singers - ie one could actually hear the voices.

The Breath of Life by David Hare was Cairns Little Theatre’s last production for 2009. The production proved to be a thought provoking play for actors and audience alike.

This great American classic can be compelling, sometimes even confronting, theatre, especially when performed in modern dress. Director Michael Gow cast it masterfully with nineteen superb actors to bring off the triumph of QTC’s 40th anniversary year. It deserves the full houses it is attracting. Gow and designer Robert Kemp made an inspired decision to bring the action downstage to draw the audience into the frontier ethos of a town bounded by a forest and fundamentalist views.

Marko Mustac Productions and Impro Australia have come together to put on a fun show around that perennially fertile subject of young people living communally. Scenes from Communal Living is the brainchild of Stewart McCure, a long time impro artist. Marko Mustac directed the show with a cast of six players. They were Emily Beale, Rachel Corbett, Graham Hyland, Steen Raskopoulos, Carlo Ritchie and Susie Youssef.