Wicked looks at what happened in the Land of Oz … but from a different angle.
Long before Dorothy arrives, there is another young woman, born with emerald, green skin, who is smart, fiery, misunderstood and possession an extraordinary talent.
When she meets a bubbly blonde who is exceptionally popular, their initial rivalry turns in the unlikeliest friendship… until the world decides to call one “good” and the other one “wicked”.
Woman born with emerald, green skin, who is smart, fiery, misunderstood and possessing an extraordinary talent.
When she meets a bubbly blonde who is exceptionally popular, their initial rivalry turns into the unlikeliest of friendships until the world calls one “good” and the other one “wicked”.
Appearing at the Regent Theatre Collins St. Melbourne the production is outstanding.
Above the stage there is a giant bat which moves about when required.
A busy stage set with various scenes at rear and stairs etc on each side.
The cast was brilliant. Sheridan Adams was Elphaba the green witch.
A delightful performance really capturing the essence of such a character.
The good witch, Glinda, was given an excellent performance as the bubbly blonde by Courtney Monsmna.
Robyn Nevin was Madame Morrible giving a great interpretation of her role.
The Wizard of Oz was played by Simon Burke who captured the essence of the character with smoothness and excellence.
The balance of the cast caught the finer points of such a musical giving the first night audience “a wonderful evening.
Of course, such a production was greeted with a standing ovation from the Melbourne opening night audience.
Your correspondence recommends that you don’t miss it.
Burrinja Theatre
A Litle Bit of Blue – Little Wing Puppets.
A detective story, told with Puppetry, where you help solve the case.
A Little Bit of Blue is an interactive detective sow for families, told with puppetry.
As well as helping to unravel a mystery, the audience will learn about the extraordinary habits of the Australian Bowerbird and why they are fascinated by the colour blue.
The story begins with a strange disappearance from Mrs Mavis Hooley;s home.
Little things go missing clothes, pegs, teacup, a ball of wool.
But then the thief takes it just one step too far.
Mavis calls in a Detective to investigate. A stakeout is required. In the dead of the night the Detective indeed finds something peculiar.
The children’s ole is to help him solve the case.
Season: Wednesday April 10 at 11am in the Lyre room.
The Puppetry of Paper Workshop
Scrunch, rip, twist, tear.
This fun workshop is based on Bunraku, a Japanese form of puppetry.
In this workshop, members participants will learn to make a puppet out of paper and the skill
bringing it to life a team.
Season Wednesday April 19 at 12noon in the Lyre Room.
