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Oliver- Highland Theatre Group

Sun, 9 Apr 2006, 03:40 pm
Ebayer20 posts in thread
Congratulations to all the crew and cast of the Highland Theatre Group for putting on a wonderful performance of "Oliver". The show went for 10 performances and delighted the whole Southern Highlands Community of NSW. The acting by the main principals, with the exception of "Noah Claypole" was extraordinarily good. The main principals voices were loud and clear. However, nothing is perfect as the young juvenile who played "Noah Claypole" appeared confused on stage and his acting was really substandard even for an amateur. During the performance that I attended, I noticed the audience were straining to listen to hear what he was saying. After the performance, I also found out that the other people on stage at the time had been complaining about his "odour". Apparently it was so bad, that he really was a OH&S Issue. Maybe next time this juvenile should consider others and shower before he goes on stage! It might be suggested that this juvenile does not consider a career in drama as he would be more suited to seek a career with a sewerage treatment works! Besides the above small negative, it was a really great show and I look forward to the next production by the Highlands Theatre Group.

Whoever you are, i believe

Mon, 10 Apr 2006, 07:40 pm
Walter Plinge
Whoever you are, i believe you were not intending to post a review, but a personal attack on a young individual. You obviously have no backbone, as you have declined to either deal with this in a mature way (face-to-face or personally) or reveal you identity. I say "grow up". I know the individual mentioned, but would be far from a friend. The production of Oliver was fantastic and brought out the stars of the Highlands with wonderful choreography. The part of Noel was a minor one and whilst his performance was not neccessarily "award-winning", it was certainly up to standard to hold his place in the production. Take your personal problems elsewhere (and i believe you were involved in the production of Oliver) and acknowledge yet another wonderful production by HTG Ben Shephard ben@benellastudios.com.au

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