The Addams Family

I was delighted to join The Sainsbury Singers for their spooktacular production of The Addams Family which I thoroughly enjoyed. It was such a fun show and very entertaining, with great characters, catchy tunes, and a witty script. 

The production was very well cast, and all of the principals produced outstanding characterisations, which were clearly recognisable and very well developed. The quality of their acting was excellent, with good pace and the director had ensured that they brought out all the humour and poignancy of the script. The MD had done a good job working on the many songs with the lead principals and ensemble and the quality of the singing and harmony was outstanding. Every one of the musical numbers had been well developed and this accomplished cast gave splendid performances both in their singing and dancing.

This ensemble was fabulous, with all these actors working together as a cohesive group and each performer playing their own ancestor role with energy and accuracy. They had all developed the characterisation of their roles with engaging physicality, movement and gestures that fitted their ancestor perfectly. 

The costume team had done a great job to provide the characters with the iconic costumes that are synonymous with the Addams Family. The costumes for the ancestors were also excellent and authentic for each of the individual characters. They were cleverly designed to follow the Addams Family timeline through the ages and then dyed grey to give the right effect for the dead and undecided. Altogether, this was an excellent production and one to be very proud of!

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