{"id":3628,"date":"2017-10-30T02:37:16","date_gmt":"2017-10-29T16:37:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theblurb.com.au\/wp\/?p=3628"},"modified":"2017-10-30T18:24:50","modified_gmt":"2017-10-30T08:24:50","slug":"brigadoon-production-co-theatre-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theblurb.com.au\/wp\/brigadoon-production-co-theatre-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Brigadoon (The Production Co) &#8211; theatre review"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A brilliantly re-imagined musical is on offer in The Production Company\u2019s <em>Brigadoon<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Lerner and Loewe\u2019s original opened on Broadway in 1947 and in the West End in 1949, before making its Australian debut in 1951. However, many will recall the 1954 film version, which starred Gene Kelly, Van Johnson and Cyd Charisse. It was nominated for three Oscars and won the Golden Globe for Best Cinematography.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3635\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theblurb.com.au\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Brigadoon-01.jpg?resize=560%2C373\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"373\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theblurb.com.au\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Brigadoon-01.jpg?w=560&amp;ssl=1 560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theblurb.com.au\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Brigadoon-01.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theblurb.com.au\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Brigadoon-01.jpg?resize=272%2C182&amp;ssl=1 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/>In this production, two American hikers \u2013 Tommy Albright (Rohan Browne) and Jeff Douglas (Luke Joslin) \u2013 stumble on Brigadoon, a village in the Scottish Highlands not on the map.In this version, the travellers have backpacks and mobile phones.<\/p>\n<p>Albright is engaged to be married to a woman he clearly doesn\u2019t love. In fact, he has already delayed their nuptials once. He wants more out of life than the comfortable but meaningless existence he has. Douglas, the more laidback of the pair, is different. Chilled, all he appears to need for company is a bottle.<\/p>\n<p>Both they and the locals are startled though when the pair suddenly appear in this mysterious village, where traditional Scottish tartan is commonly worn. In quick time Tommy is enchanted by the delightfully honest and beautiful Fiona MacLaren (Genevieve Kingsford). Meanwhile flirtatious dairymaid Meg Brockie (Elise McCann) has designs on a hapless Jeff.<\/p>\n<p>Tommy and Jeff arrive just as Fiona\u2019s younger sister Jean (Stefanie Jones) is preparing to wed the handsome and cheeky Charlie Dalrymple (Matthew Manahan). But Harry Beaton (Joel Granger), who is madly in love with Jean, is inconsolable at the thought of her marrying another. Tommy\u2019s life has already changed forever when he comes to understand the truth about Brigadoon. That truth is written in a family bible \u2013 and later explained by the wisest person in the village, Mrs Forsythe (Nancye Hayes). So the question becomes, what will Tommy do with that knowledge?<\/p>\n<p>Other prominent players in a rich cast of 29 include Stephen Hall as Archie Beaton (Harry\u2019s father) and Sally Bourne as Alice MacLaren (Fiona and Jean\u2019s mother).<\/p>\n<p>Director Jason Langley\u2019s recreated <em>Brigadoon<\/em> is a sheer delight. They&#8217;ve shaken up the script to great effect, bringing it into the present day and introducing a darker sense of realism.<\/p>\n<p>None of the performances is more jaw-dropping than that from The Production Company newcomer Genevieve Kingsford (her golden tonsils put a shiver up my spine). Rohan Browne\u2019s lilt and lightness of touch confirm his status as a leading man. But the real crowd pleaser is Luke Joslin, appearing effortlessly hilarious in delivering some of the best lines in the show.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3636\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theblurb.com.au\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Brigadoon-02.jpg?resize=560%2C373\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"373\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theblurb.com.au\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Brigadoon-02.jpg?w=560&amp;ssl=1 560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theblurb.com.au\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Brigadoon-02.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theblurb.com.au\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Brigadoon-02.jpg?resize=272%2C182&amp;ssl=1 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/>Elise McCann has a wow of a time in wrapping Douglas\u2019 character around her little finger. I was also particularly taken by Matthew Manahan\u2019s spectacular vocals. Christina Smith has done a wonderful job in designing a compact and highly effective set, to which I alluded at the outset, while Cameron Mitchell\u2019s choreography is another feature. The staging of the cliffhanger exit at the end of Act I is amongst the many high points of the piece.<\/p>\n<p><em>Brigadoon\u2019s<\/em> message about an empty life, loneliness and a return to community values resonates as strongly today as ever.\u00a0Playing at the State Theatre at Arts Centre Melbourne until 5 November 2017, it is another great triumph for The Production Company and all associated with it.<\/p>\n<h4>Alex First<\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A brilliantly re-imagined musical is on offer in The Production Company\u2019s Brigadoon. Lerner and Loewe\u2019s original opened on Broadway in 1947 and in the West End in 1949, before making its Australian debut in 1951. 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