Alice In Wonderland and The Little Mermaid

The Society’s young members (and there were loads of them!) took to the stage, full of exuberant energy, excitement, and high-spirits to bring their two shows to life on the stage. We started off with the “Alice” show and the audience was soon taken to a Wonderland where many wonders were unfolded before them. Now, let me say at this point, that the “Alice” and the “Mermaid” shows both had two large, but different, youth companies to stage each show. Also, both these shows contained a very large principal cast list so, it would be unfair of me just to mention certain principals and none of the others, because all the principal playerswere in tip-top form and played their parts to absolute perfection. That said, back to “Alice” . . . all the well-known and loved characters made their appearance and the renowned story came alive in song and dance, particularly so when the full company performed Zippity-Doo Dah, and how the young cast looked to be really enjoying it! Next up, was The Little Mermaid, where we were all at sea, in the nicest possible way, with this musical version and enjoying every single moment of it. There was some excellent young talent in this cast with a great number of mature voices that augers well for the future well-being of the amateur stage here in the city. One moment we were above the waves and then, the next moment we were all taken below the waves to meet an assortment of fishy characters. The big number Under The Sea went down well with the audience and, when the curtain came down at the end of the performance, I am certain there were a lot of proud mums and dads, and other family members cheering the young performers, who stood on stage looking mesmerized, but smiling through it all and accepting the praise from their audience. Well done to everybody in bringing such a happy night of theatre for all concerned.

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