Les Miserables
happiness as the audience jumped to a standing
ovation. Happy days.
Whenever I can, I take our daughter to see
musical theatre. Local, professional and not so
professional. It’s all beautiful. Every performance
provides us with yet another magical experience
together and it’s an indescribable feeling looking at
the expression on my daughter’s face as the
characters invite us into their land. I can only hope
she too will one day look back and reflect on how
music and musical theatre helped mold her life.
Recently I was lucky enough to sit in the
audience for the premiere of the new Les
Miserables production in Melbourne. As the
overture began, I was overcome with emotion and I
began to cry. Part of this was due to the pure joy
this particular musical provides me, it’s one of my
favourites, but as I struggled to compose myself, it
struck me just how powerfully theatre, particularly
musical theatre, has affected my life. It has been
one of my life’s greatest gifts and provided me with
so much happiness, escapism, inspiration, creativity
and most importantly, a sense of belonging. It
makes me feel like I’m home.
I hope to return to the stage very soon. The
desire to sing and tread the boards never leaves me.
In the meantime, I’ll keep taking my little girl to as
many musicals as I can. Even the ones that are
deemed inappropriate for her age, because
sometimes you have to be a little bit naughty ...
(thanks Matilda!)
@GorgiCoghlan