A Night at the Cabaret

After the excellent MAOS production of 9 to 5, it  was good to see this fine group of ladies put on another production to show off their singing and dancing talents and a real sense of a community who love performing together.

A Night at the Cabaret is a strong concept for a musical review where the ladies are in charge, and it sat comfortably in the Wycombe Arts Centre as a sexy nightclub setting. What the former congregation might have thought about the content added to the fun especially as a “Sweet Transvestite” emerged from the pulpit. Set up in Cabaret style with the audience seated at tables added to transformation and while there was very good use of the central aisle and occasional use of four small platforms amongst the tables to add to the intimacy and engagement, this could have been developed more to cover set ups on the stage are in front of the old altar. It was a good idea to give each performer a stage name and an amusing programme backstory .

It required a confident and sassy Cast to deliver each routine while giving everyone a moment in the spotlight and building to a glorious finale. The excellent choreography, good consistent costumes and a lovely contrast between the ballsy sexy numbers and the gentler reflective ones made for a very well-balanced programme.

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