30th July 2025
The Retreat
The Peakland Players, Ashbourne Town Hall
On Beat
Author: Keith Scott-Savage
Information
- Date
- 15th June 2017
- Society
- The Young Performers
- Venue
- Duchess Theatre, Long Eaton
- Type of Production
- Musical
- Director
- Vicky Moran, Elaine Clemerson,Tricia Freer, Zac Charlesworth
- Musical Director
- George Parkinson
- Choreographer
- Lauren Riley, Vicky Moran
What a delight to see so many young people enjoying themselves. This certainly was an eclectic mix of various aspects of entertainment. The youthful production team came up with a most thought provoking programme and the young enthusiastic cast came up trumps with an intense display of acting and singing.
From Elton John`s choral ` Rocket Man', to Wilfred Owen`s WW1 poem of Dulce et Decorum est, then a piece called `Rabbit`, about life in a nuclear bunker, on to a most comical sketch `Birds and the Bees`, talented performers were in abundance.
Harvey Latter was a most dry compere, linking the show effectively, and an excellent dance troupe, Lauren Riley, Siena McQuade, Megan Thomas, Molly Parkinson, Brooke Marsden, Ava Haylock, Hayley Watson, and Harriet Slatcher with `Halo`, along with Harvey Tavener in the `The 3rd Bar`, all gave polished performances.
Zak Charlesworth, with `Feeling Good`, and Erin Hill, with `Valerie` highlighted the vocals.
Simple set and lighting, and the very good musical group, who had some cracking arrangements , completed the entertainment.
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