Musicality

I always wondered that the musicals here in the UK would be somewhat different from the ones I attended back in Malaysia.
Hence, I made sure I attended at least one musical in London.

Musicality is a musical society here at University of Nottingham.
They are made up of many students from different courses and background and boy are they talented!
I attended their annual musical production: Jekyll and Hyde The Musical at the Nottingham Arts Theatre which was located in the city.

Their performance was marvellous.
Although I kind of forgotten the story but I never once felt bored during the performance.
Like every musical, there was a live orchestra below the stage and there were equally splendid.

The bed making part of the backdrop whereby Dr.Jekyll
would be lying on it at the beginning
of the scene

The orchestra ensemble taking a break

So many people were involved in the musical.
Directors, producers, designers, backstage people and the casts.
Until now I still did not understand the role of a producer.

Last few weeks, Musicality organised a musical trip to watch Matilda at Cambridge Theatre in London.
I hesitated when buying the tickets because I was busy with assignments and deadlines were just around the corner.
I guess I made the right choice and did not regret it as the musical was really good!


We took a bus there in the afternoon and watched the 7.30pm show.
In the bus, they played musical songs, some of which I recognised and some I have never heard before.
It was like a free performance on the bus as their voices were really good while they sang along with the song.

The boxes hanging on the stage actually spells MATILDA,
my iPad 's 5MP could not capture it plus the poor lighting

Since the ticket was cheap, we got really bad seats, we had the last row.
I was sitting at the last seat, located all the way to the left corner of the theatre.
It was so far away, they had these binoculars behind the seats which could be rented for 1 pound.

Sitting so far away, I couldn't really make up their faces or costumes and I had to occasionally squint my eyes just to have a clearer view.
Nevertheless, the performance was terrific and that made up for it.
The design of the stage was really nice and not to mention interactive as well.

One moment the floor would rise and become tables and chairs; one moment ropes would fall down from the ceiling and become a swing for the performer to sit on.
It was a one of a kind of experience and I hope to attend another one soon.


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