Mamma Mia! has certainly set the tone for the New Year for Brisbane theatre goers. It promised to be “the party of the year” and it is.
Theatre is often the art of telling an old tale in a new way and sometimes we think we know all the story has to tell us until someone like author Peter Rothstein puts it differently.
A cast of seven use text, movement, and song to re imagine and topsy turvy Dickens' enduring story of avarice under attack, complete with geographical anomaly and anachronism amok.
Within moments of sitting down we spot the infamous 'Manuel from Barcelona', frantically bobbing around, snatching glasses from people's hands and prodding people from their relaxed chairs.
Decadent, wild, fast, packed, noisy, colourful, clever, atmospheric, unusual, ribald, unexpected and enormous fun are just a few of the applicable adjectives for Club Swizzle.
We were taken on a global journey starting with a Hebrew song well sung by Naomi and to such varied cultures as those from Guinea, Spain, America and West Africa.
She is funny and can swear like a frustrated tradie as she tells her stories in spoken word or song