Frozen Jr

Society Limelight Theatre Company Show title Disney Frozen JR

Director – Anna Lawrence

Choreographer – Anna Lawrence

Musical Director - Zelda Rolfe

Performed at Maddermarket Theatre on 3rd June 2023 at 7.30pm

 

A wonderful first visit to Limelight Theatre Company at the Maddermarket Theatre to see Frozen JR.

My welcome was inviting and warm to a bustling foyer.

Frozen is set in Arendelle, a kingdom which becomes trapped in an eternal winter thanks to Elsa.

Anna joins forces with Kristoff and Sven to try and save the kingdom. On their journey they encounter other great friends who want to help free the kingdom from the awful winter grip it faces.

Anna (Tia Kerton, Florence Rymarz and Liberty Taylor) all sang beautifully and acted well showing true potential. Elsa (Florence Martin, Lizzy Masterson and Millie Rowlands) portrayed the character with insight. I was very impressed with the skills shown in both these characters, weaving the storyline in working so well together as sisters in all 3 age groups. Olaf (Noah Wellstead) the iconic well-known character of Frozen had a unique style and warmth. Kristoff (Charlie Clarke) illustrated the character of a caring man protecting Anna and Sven (Finn Richardson-Gunn) was excellent in the role with very good comedy timing, a great rapport of togetherness with Kristoff. Hans (Thomas Beer) the baddie gave the necessary nastiness to the role. The supporting cast throughout this fantastic production of the well-known Disney story were excellent throughout. The characterisations created for the performance by the chorus added enthusiasm to the plot.

The creative team of Anna Lawrence and Zelda Rolfe showed imagination in making the show come alive. The great use of settings on stage and movement around it shown through: loved their levels and the combination of stage and auditorium space.

The scenery was ideal for the show simple and very effective. I loved how the children moved the set which showed lots of professionalism.

The props were superb. What a fabulous idea to have a snow machine and the puppet Olaf at the beginning which again the children used with style. I liked the clever way the cast incorporated the props within the scenes.

The costumes were very apt and in keeping with the era.

I love things being different within a show you are so familiar with, especially the song ‘For the first time’. This worked so well as a chorus number and having songs that are not in the film gives it a special touch. The most famous song ‘Let it go’ is not easy to do and the company performed this with verve. Brilliant.

I would just like to add how hard everybody worked to create this magical show. I was so impressed with each and everyone of you. The audience absolutely loved it and so did I. Thank you so so much for inviting me. A thoroughly spectacular evening.

 

Sarah Meers

District 6 Representative

NODA East

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