Reviews

“That was fun!” A bit understated, but still not a bad review from a six year old, though, for his agehe is a fairly seasoned theatre-goer. The main thing is that he knows the story backwards and was not disappointed about anything being omitted. To be able to include all the main events, even losing little Portly Otter, means that this adaptation doesn’t disappoint kids – or parents, or grandparents – who know the characters and their little idiosyncrasies so well.

Interest in this show began building from November last year. I can’t recall a premiere that attracted such anticipation, or such an overflow audience! 

Not unlike Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland, Mackenzie, Kimmy and Heath are transported into a fantastic place where they meet amazing characters before they return to reality. 

Hailed as being 'Direct from New York' and with a poster depicting the four actors nude but for strategically placed iPads - My First Time - which was derived from a blog comprising a vast collection of true life stories dedicated to the topic of losing one's virginity - promises to be a titillating, cutting edge production - and for the most part it does deliver. The ensemble cast demonstrates a relaxed, easy rapport and an impressive grasp on the multitude of characterisations set before them.

Rodgers and Hammerstein virtually created the ‘musical play’ and there’s no better example of their genius than South Pacific. The story of a middle-aged French plantation owner, Emile de Becque, and a young American nurse, Nellie Forbush, who fall in love against a background of the Second World War has drama, comedy and probably the most glorious score the team ever wrote.