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Verdict for La Cava

Scenery/designer

by Bob Crowley

Francis O'Connor

There was great creativity and ingenuity in creating moving sets and provided the sense of endless motion. Special praise must got to the graphic design company that did the logo.

Dancing

Mitch Sebastian

Costume

Paul Clarke

Lighting

Chris Ellis

Music

by Laurence O'Keefe and Stephen Keeling.

From the beginning to the end, there were some great songs. Unfortunately there wasn't a one that would linger in your mind.

Book and Lyrics

by Dana Broccoli, John Claflin & Laurence o'Keefe.

A great story filled with lots of unexpected twists and turns. However this reviewer could not understand why, after her fiancé was killed, Florinda did not return for help from her father.

Singing

Starring Oliver Tobias, Julie-Alanah Brighten

Julie-Alanah Brighten again gave a spotless performance and made the audience feel for her periodically irrational character. (This was the difference between her character and that of Napoleon. As Napoleon went on, you wished that he would simply disappear!)

Oliver Tobias did a magnificent job as King Roderic in both singing and
acting. Marilyn Curtis and Paul Keating both did well in supporting roles; in fact, their performances gave the show real substance.

Sound

by Andrew Bruce