This is a really well put together production, a great night out and so incredibly worthy of the success its found in venues around the world.
In what has become a summer tradition in Melbourne, the Australian Shakespeare Company returns to the Royal Botanic Gardens for their 35th season of Shakespeare under the stars.
This Old Vic Production by Jack Thorne gives the Muppets a run for their money.
Just like the source material, this is a morality tale, a fantasy to reflect dysfunction, rectify disappointment and repair disillusion but legacy and intergenerational grief are tenacious task masters.
Entirely sung through, this is a musical with a proper and original score that still feels remarkably fresh and sits in staggering contrast to the slot machine pay outs of a Jukebox musical.
It’s as if the iconic singer has lent Newman her voice, so pitch-perfect is her tone.
Searching for Betty is a beautifully constructed story, that was thoroughly entertaining and made me a little bit nostalgic.
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