23rd May 2025
The Penelopiad
Sinodun Players, The Corn Exchange, Wallingford
FMTC have not shied away from presenting more challenging pieces and this show was another darker, more uncomfortable piece. The show is a combination of sung narrative, songs and acted scenes with a technically complex setting and key moments of transformation and murder – actual physical violence – all of which can give amateur companies insurmountable problems. However, they more than rose to the challenge and delivered a strong, believable, entertaining grown-up musical. A super lead perfromance with some great support from the other principals and a well drilled chorus carried the story along very well. Set, costumes and lighting all helped set the scene and the music was spot on.
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