Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

What better way to spend a Sunday afternoon than being thoroughly entertained by DMTC. Supported by a fabulous four-piece band, the whole company raised the roof on numerous occasions within this dynamic, colourful show. The well rehearsed harmonic choral group were thoughtfully positioned to enhance the many big production numbers.The large role of narrator was cleverly split, giving Erin Watt and Laura Whitelaw a  dual opportunity to shine. Both ladies have superb voices, perfectly suited to their solos and also complimented each other beautifully, producing real star quality from ‘Prologue’ to ‘Pharaoh Song’ and beyond.

In the title role of Joseph, Peter Whitelaw is certainly a young man worth watching as a new and future star. He totally embraced his character and sang perfectly throughout. Huge congratulations young man!

His brothers, opening in jeans and tartan shirts, were played by both genders, cleverly making this wonderful, harmonious group of players a superb band of siblings. Asher - Logan Fry, Benjamin - Tess Harper, Dan - Hamish MacDonald, Gad - Cael Scott, Issachar - Rebecca Plant, Judah - Ren Forteath, Levi - Colin Williamson, Naphtali - Lindsay Nurney, Reuben - Claire Forsyth, Simeon - Neil Webster and Zebulun - Maeve Reekie all deserve collective credits. They produced some real highlights, with ‘One More Angel in Heaven’, ‘Those Canaan Days’, ‘Brothers Come to Egypt/Grovel, Grovel’ and ‘Benjamin Calypso’, captivating the whole audience.

Star quality oozed from Mr and Mrs Potiphar, Neil Carruthers and Erin Aitchison, with both perfectly portraying their larger than life characters. They were beautifully costumed and well conceived by the visionary new Director, Amy McCreadie, who triumphed in taking on this big production, packed with innovative staging ideas and direction. The show also benefitted massively from very effective choreography by Georgie Swale.

It was a first for me to witness an ageing Jacob, perfectly portrayed by Stewart Cameron, utilising a very ‘up to the minute’ golden scooter for transport to Egypt. Comical! The obligatory Elvis impression in ‘Song of the King’ was colourfully delivered by Dave Ford, as he engaged with his adoring dancers and his audience too. The two talented young ladies playing Baker, Sarah Rogers and Butler, Christine Breen, were party
to the massively uplifting and fast moving Go, Go, Go Joseph which concluded Act 1.

Without a doubt there has been a massive amount of collaborative hard work put into this production and the whole company thoroughly deserved the celebratory reprises and encores with the hugely appreciative audience. Many Congratulations!

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