What a Show!
There are times when I am simply stuck for words to describe some events in this wonderful town of ours - and last night was a just such an example. Whatever I write here about Stone Revellers’ production of ‘Jesus Christ - Superstar’ will be totally inadequate to convey the magnificence of the show. There are insufficient superlatives to describe the quality, enthusiasm, dedication and professionalism of the entire show.
St Michael’s Church had been transformed into the most amazing stage set - with a cross for the Crucifixion scene that was breathtaking. The lighting and stage effects were superb and the acting and choreography were so professional. The amount of effort and hard work that must have gone into setting up this show defies thinking about!
But if this production proved one thing, it is that Stone desperately needs a proper theatre facility for shows like this. It is not fair to level any criticism about last night’s performance but it needs to be said that the poor sound engineer fought a losing battle against the volume controls, microphone feedback and the church’s acoustics all night. Sadly most of the words sung by the cast were totally inaudible and the audience were bombarded by a wall of sound. Thankfully, we all knew the storyline and the characters in the plot so were able to follow the action, nevertheless!
I am sure that in a proper theatre setting these problems would not exist. Let’s hope that the concept plans for a new community building on Westbridge Park soon see the light of day.
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