Little Shop of Horrors

Little Shop of Horrors a musical which takes me back to my secondary school days when I played Seymour. CAOS captured the scenes beautifully with an impressive set which flowed wonderfully during scene changes.

It was evident that every member of the cast performed well giving enthusiasm and energy whilst on stage. The ensemble was strong and sang well supporting the principle parts on stage. Costumes were well sourced and added to the overall positive experience.

Iwan Rhys Williams played Seymour with conviction, offering good characterisation and portraying great meekness. Iwan raised his character from a meek florist’s assistant to the confident guy able to pursue his love for Audrey. Matched so well in the part of Audrey by Cerys James who had a sweet gentle character and sung so well. It was a well-played duo.

The OTT character of Orin the Dentist played by Cuan Rowlands played a convincing character. Cuan’s timing was terrific and he made this sadistic Dentist very real and quite scary, as well as being hugely amusing. The audience really appreciated the fun he brought to this character.

Mr Mushnik, Seymour’s boss played by Gareth Kirby gave a confident performance and I was extremely impressed with the production teams vision and how convincing Mr Mushnik looked. The duet ‘Mushnik & Son’ was so well played and timed.

The Ronnetts played by Gabby Roberts, Celyn Jones and Sarah Kirby all fitted so well together and their close knit harmonies all throughout the show were spot on. Terrific performances from you all.

Audrey 11 played by Matthew Tucker was the voice of Audrey and this was his first show with the company, he was an important character, and his diction was clear and good. Matthew done a terrific job in a very small space with the Monster that was the Plant.

The band played well under the direction of Steffan Hughes and I feel a huge well done needs to be given to the production team who brought this wonderful production together.

Congratulations CAOS you all worked extremely hard, I look forward to seeing what you have in store for us next year.

Da Iawn CAOS! 

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