Rachel and I walked from South Yarra Station to Windsor Station down Chapel Street this afternoon.
She was somewhat overwhelmed by the number of quality op shops. And, of course the Chapel Street Bazaar.
Rachel and I walked from South Yarra Station to Windsor Station down Chapel Street this afternoon.
She was somewhat overwhelmed by the number of quality op shops. And, of course the Chapel Street Bazaar.
The Queen Victoria Market is not open on Wednesdays, but they have featured a hawker food stall night market on Wednesday nights over the last couple of months.
Tonight’s featured Diwali, so Indian entertainment was front and centre.
We were there between 6.00 to 7.30pm, but it looked as if heaps more folk were arriving and closing time wasn’t until 10.00.
Oddly enough I’ve never watched either movie version of Willie Wonka or read Roald Dahl’s book, but I’ve assimilated a lot of the story by pop-culture osmosis.
Seeing Charlie And The Chocolate Factory is a belated 21st birthday gift to my youngest daughter.
This sort of production has more emphasis on spectacle, because the story is familiar.
It was very enjoyable, well performed, and the Oompa-loompas (and squirrels) were quite diverting.
All the cast managed to convey the heart of their characters in ways that created appropriate empathy without resorting to sentimentalism, which is in keeping with Dahl.
The songs are okay without being particularly memorable, but do give the performers opportunity to display their vocal skills.
Come From Away is a touching musical story about a town in Newfoundland (named Gander) that hosted the flights diverted (and grounded) due to the September 11 attacks.
Five days, nineteen animals and 7000 strays is one of the taglines.
I appreciated Philippians 4:6 and Make Me A Channel Of Your Peace (which we had sung a couple of days ago in Scots’ church in Melbourne coincidentally) getting significant exposure at pivotal points in the storyline.
An ensemble cast with musical support transitioned between various roles, storylines, and musical styles pretty seamlessly; with most castmembers on stage for the majority of the performance.
My daughter trying to teach me how to take photos.
