This
is a very late post but there is still one week left to catch Annie Get Your Gun at The Crucible
.
It’s
that time of year again – the Christmas musical at The Crucible is in full
swing! This year it is Irving Berlin’s Annie
Get Your Gun, (very loosely) based on the life of Annie Oakley and Buffalo
Bill’s ‘Wild West Show’. This year’s musical was extra special for me as I got
to go on a behind the scenes social media event a week before the musical
opened which was hugely exciting and I enjoyed every minute of it!
This
behind the scenes look encompassed seeing the costume sketches and the costumes
themselves being made as well as watching a small section from the technical
rehearsal and getting a sneak peek at the set. It was huge amounts of fun to
see how a musical is put on stage and listening to some of the music live under
the stage.
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| 'Chaps on Chaps' has to be my favourite thing ever! |
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| Walk through the Annie Get Your Gun doors! |
Annie Get Your Gun is a high energy, fast paced and action packed
production which can’t help but put a smile on your face! Anna-Jane Casey takes
centre stage as Annie and is at once feisty and vulnerable – reminding everyone
that although she is new to the business of show business, she still has claws.
She seems to have unlimited energy in the number ‘I Got the Sun in the Morning’
which she sings, dances and is hoisted into the air. She is absolutely magnetic
upon the stage and her voice is incredibly powerful. Ben Lewis is the proud
Frank Butler and gets the show off to a joyful start with ‘There’s No Business
Like Show Business’. Cleve September and Lauren Hall are beautiful as Winnie
and Tommy, a young couple kept apart by Winnie’s older sister. The ensemble is
fabulous and I am insanely jealous of all of their acrobatic skills! Annie Get Your Gun has a lot of heart
and there is still one week left to see it so I would definitely recommend it
if you want something to brighten your day!
