Encore Review 2000
Producer/choreographer: Diane Simmons
Dancers choreographed by Gillian Pilkington
This was a night of non-stop songs from the shows. And if you want to show off what your society can do there is no better way. All ages get a chance and those who were left made up a choir in the pit. I normally do not like taped music but it certainly worked for this group. This was a slick, tight show and if there was anything at all I could fault it for, it was the length. But the performers and audience were enjoying themselves, so what the hell!
Very well costumed and lit, the staging was straight out of the top drawer. This was not just a cast performing a show but you felt they were saying “This is our society and this is what we can do!” And could they do it! They worked as a team making it hard to single out any one person. The numbers that will stay in my mind, however, were Hot Mikado’s ‘Three Little Maids’, ‘Brush Up Your Shakespeare’ and a wonderful Cats selection.
In the second half Miss Saigon was truly a joy to behold as was the selection from Chicago, in particular ‘Cell Block Tango’. No evening like this could finish without songs from Les Misérables. The quality was there and I enjoyed every moment – as did the capacity audience Thank you.
Popularity: 58% [?]
