This excellent cast do justice to Hammerstein's brilliant score
Kiss Me, Kate, celebrating Hills Musical Company's 50th Anniversary, is a wonderful production, well worth a trip up to Stirling.
It’s no secret that Adelaide has a vibrant theatre scene. From plays, cabaret, concerts and musical theatre, we are very spoiled for choice all year round. South Australian theatre also has a rich history, with many companies across the state operating for 40+ years. One such company is Hills Musical Company, which has been producing […]
Presented by Therry Theatre Reviewed 2nd June, 2022 This charmingly unpretentious show, given its first outing in Australia by Therry, is set in 1947, in Shepardsford, “a typical small Yorkshire town which, like the rest of the country, still bears the scars of the recent war.” Poverty, rationing (of both food and other goods), small […]
Mock-mediaeval merriment in a fractured fairy-tale story results in a cheery show filled with pratfalls, patter, send-ups and satire.
Set in present-day New York, this show considers the questions that 38-year-old Elizabeth, a professional town planner, has about her life and its future possibilities as she moves to New York City to start afresh. She’s looking for true love and a perfect job. The book of the musical extrapolates her “what if” thoughts by allowing her to follow two different pathways into her future, contingent on her choices.
The lilt of Oscar Wilde’s elegant language, meticulously chosen to delight, provoke and entertain, helps to confect a figgy pudding of fun crammed with bons mots, epigrams and wicked satire.
Fame follows the lives of young students at the prestigious New York City’s High School for the Performing Arts, and the struggles they face in both their studies and relationships.
Marie Clark Musical Theatre take home awards, are about to mount FAME - the musical and hold an unusual quiz night.
A 1950’s comic strip seems a highly unlikely source material for a successful musical, but it works.
Adapted from the 1954 MGM movie of the same name, the stage version is an unashamedly old fashioned, feel-good musical that leaves you humming the tunes.
Based on the classic Louisa May Alcott novel set during and after the American Civil War, this is a musical adaptation with a heart that has been lacking in many musicals of late.