My Fair Lady (Knowle Musical Society)
Another of those truly iconic musicals is My Fair Lady, the musical adaptation of George Bernard Shaw’s Pygmalion with music by Frederick Loewe and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner. Knowle Musical Society’s production team has created a faithful rendition of this well loved piece with some classic direction from Dani Godwin, fresh choreography from Rachel Sproston and a sincere interpretation of the score from musical director Chris Davis. This isn’t one of those shows that is crying out for major differentiation, sometimes just doing it as it was meant to be done is exactly the right thing to do.
Taking many of the plaudits has to be a stellar performance by Sophia Bailey as Eliza Doolittle, from both an acting and singing perspective she has captured the essence of the role and doesn’t put a foot wrong. Surprisingly the other shining light for me is a much smaller, yet still vitally important character, Simon Chinery’s performance as Freddie Eynsford-Hill is exceptional, he has a stunning voice, which for a guy tends to be less obvious than for a girl, particularly as he only gets the one song ‘On The Street Where You Live’ to showcase himself.
Keith Parish as Henry Higgins and Steve Hayes as Colonel Pickering are both highly polished performances as is the comedy element delivered by Tim Gibbs as Alfred P. Doolittle supported by Phil Sproston and Stuart Clarke as friends Jamie and Harry respectively.
Joan Ransom as housekeeper Mrs Pearce and Stephanie Harris as Mrs Higgins (mother to Henry) add some special moments that further enhance the audience experience and remind everybody why this piece is so well liked by all ages.
What makes this production so captivating is the extensive ensemble cast picking-up various roles and providing a warm and welcoming atmosphere on stage.
Special mention to Dorian Pratt and the Stage Management Team for dealing with some complex flying and set movement which is never easy.
Only running until Saturday 10th March 2018, so 'wiv a little bit o' luck' there will still be tickets available for you to enjoy a night watching this show at the Solihull Core Theatre.
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Taking many of the plaudits has to be a stellar performance by Sophia Bailey as Eliza Doolittle, from both an acting and singing perspective she has captured the essence of the role and doesn’t put a foot wrong. Surprisingly the other shining light for me is a much smaller, yet still vitally important character, Simon Chinery’s performance as Freddie Eynsford-Hill is exceptional, he has a stunning voice, which for a guy tends to be less obvious than for a girl, particularly as he only gets the one song ‘On The Street Where You Live’ to showcase himself.
Keith Parish as Henry Higgins and Steve Hayes as Colonel Pickering are both highly polished performances as is the comedy element delivered by Tim Gibbs as Alfred P. Doolittle supported by Phil Sproston and Stuart Clarke as friends Jamie and Harry respectively.
Joan Ransom as housekeeper Mrs Pearce and Stephanie Harris as Mrs Higgins (mother to Henry) add some special moments that further enhance the audience experience and remind everybody why this piece is so well liked by all ages.
What makes this production so captivating is the extensive ensemble cast picking-up various roles and providing a warm and welcoming atmosphere on stage.
Special mention to Dorian Pratt and the Stage Management Team for dealing with some complex flying and set movement which is never easy.
Only running until Saturday 10th March 2018, so 'wiv a little bit o' luck' there will still be tickets available for you to enjoy a night watching this show at the Solihull Core Theatre.
Book Here
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