Reviews

Tugun’s Cosi has been quite a few months in the making because of COVID 19 restrictions.

However, at long last, this fantastic production has opened and what a great show it is.

Making her directorial debut, Kate McNair, with assistance from John Arthars, has produced a fast-paced, entertaining show in which the talented cast have a ball on stage, much to the delight of the audience.

The ensemble cast work well, bouncing off each other like a well-oiled machine.

Presented by The Blue Room Theatre and Mel and Sal, this incarnation of Little Women is a modern take on the classic coming of age story.

Jasper in Deadland is a contemporary spin on the Orpheus and Eurydice legend that premiered Off-Broadway in 2014. With a score by up-and-coming composer Ryan Scott Oliver, who, like Sondheim, writes music and lyrics, and a book by Hunter Foster (Sutton’s brother) with help from Oliver, this teen/angst trip to Hades has built quite following and a fan base amongst musical theatre aficionados.

Mr Burns is a curious, decade-old play that has just seen a quiet revival in Chicago. When its creators, US playwright Anne Washburn and lyricist/musician Michael Friedman, wrote it in 2012, I don't suppose either of them thought that it would have a strange resonance nearly 10 years later: a post-apocalyptic setting that focuses on how the theatre survives? Yes, we've all been thinking along those lines as we binge-watch boxed set after boxed set. So, what if there was a nuclear meltdown with few survivors and no electricity?