Absolutely all
weekend I have been either;
a) singing or
I cannot get it
out of my head and have already gone on to purchase tickets for family to see
the theatre show.
So I might be
killed for saying this (totally sorry in advance) but I have never in my life
watched The Sound Of Music movie… Yeah, I said it- I succcck! But over the
weekend I can officially say I popped my movie cherry because I just loved the
theatre show so much.
I didn’t think
it would have been something I would have liked, but the stage work and set
changes had me drawn and often on the edge of my seat.
ACTORS-
Captain von
Trapp is the multi-talented CAMERON DADDO.
MARINA PRIOR in
the role of the Baroness Schraeder
LORRAINE BAYLY
as Frau Schmidt
JACQUI DARK as Mother Abbess
AMY LEHPAMER
(Once, Richard O’Brien’s Rocky Horror Show and Rock of Ages).
Absolutely love
Cameron Daddo and have seen quite a few of his shows, and his skills on the
main stage are absolutely flawless.
As for Amy,
I have also seen in the Rocky Horror Show and also fell in love with her voice
and how she completely sells you on the roll.
But for me the
main stars of the show were the Von Trapp’s 7 kids, and I know the whole
audience was with me on this. The moment they stepped out (or marched out) the
crowd was awing away.
SET-
For me a stage
show has to have a great arrangement of set changes that are classy and make me
feel like I am being set into the scene. The Sound Of Music did this for me,
and had me gob smacked at the attention to detail and large scale of the set
pieces.
My favourite
(also most uncomfortable scene) would have had to be the Nazi performance with
leaders and guards lining and guarding the entire Regent Theatre. It honestly
made me feel uncomfortable and like I was cheering for the Nazi’s which I think
is exactly what they were aiming for.
MUSIC-
Rodgers and Hammerstein’s
THE SOUND OF MUSIC touches the hearts of all ages and brims over with some of
the most memorable songs ever performed on the musical stage including. My Favorite Things, Do-Re-Mi, Climb Every
Mountain, The Lonely Goatherd, Sixteen Going on Seventeen, and of course the
glorious title song The Sound of Music (which happens to STILL be stuck in my
head).
OVERALL-
I think this
show is very much suited for any ages; I literally took a moment to look around
and saw every single walk of life in Regent theatre from little kids to elderly
couples.
Personally, I
adored the show and would recommend it to anyone who is into musicals and
theatre shows. I was instantly drawn to the edge of my seat from the get go and
even some parts I wanted to be able to fast forward as I just wanted to know
what was going to happen.
