A Musical Showcase

As their first production after lockdown the group decided to put on a short cabaret to showcase their singing and dancing skills. What an evening it turned out to be! Opening with a rousing “It’s Raining Men” from Priscilla Queen of the Desert (featuring Hannah McGinlay, Elizabeth Ingram and Louise Morrison) we moved on to the more reflective “I Just Might” from 9 to 5 the Musical (featuring June Cranna, Hannah McGinlay and Molly Riddell). The next offering was an hilarious rendition of “Baptise Me” from Book of Mormon delivered by shy-acting Mallory Peters and Lewis Moggach. Mallory stayed on stage but had a complete personality change to become one of sexy “Dreamgirls” along with Sophie McCann and Louise Morrison in the title number from the show of the same name. Colin Black and Sarah McWilliam then gave us a heart-felt rendition of “You Will Be Found” from dear Evan Hansen. The mood changed once again when Hannah McGinlay gave us her interpretation of what it means to be a royal in Michael Bruce’s tongue-in-cheek “Portrait of a Princess”. We then went evangelistic when the company, led by Elizabeth Ingram and June Cranna, gave us an uplifting version of “Holier Than Thou” from Nunsense. This was followed by a history lesson from Molly Riddell, Alicia Riddell, Hannah McGinlay, Louise Morrison, Sophie McCann and Carrie Simpson when they told us about Henry V111’s wives in their energetic “Six” from the show “Six”. The show was drawn to a close with the whole company, led by Louise Morrison, Sophie McCann, June Cranna and Colin Black, on stage for a rousing “It’s Time to Dance” from The Prom. This truly was a showcase of the amazing talents of this group and a testament to the hard work put in by the cast, choreographers, director and the musicians led by the Musical Director.

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