The Dismissal charts the full-of-hope, robust rise and rise of the Gough Whitlam led Labor Government from 1972, to its rambunctious demise on November 11, 1975.
It’s the ultimate variety show – a glittering, modern nod to the glamour and over-the-top glitz of yesteryear on the famous Las Vegas glitter strip.
Ascent is a triple bill of three diverse styles, each dance successful in its own way and all performed with the expected SDC technical panache.
There really isn’t a moment when we believe there is going to be a happy ending, but the incredible music keeps us sitting in the carriage as we careen perilously towards the inevitable train wreck of an ending.