MUSICAL THEATRE//
MUSICAL
THEATRE
SEUSSICAL
THE MUSICAL
MARCH 2019
The Pocklington School Musical
Theatre Society brought a large
number of younger students into the
world of musical theatre by performing
children’s favourite Seussical over three
nights in the school’s Music Hall.
Director of Music, Martin Kettlewell
reviews the performance:
Seussical is a lively, energetic and
colourful whirlwind of a musical; an
amazingly silly and irreverent collection
of larger than life characters, bold
designs, costumes, and catchy songs.
The audience are quickly drawn into
the wonderfully vivid world of Dr
Seuss, his wild imagination captured
perfectly by a multi-talented cast in a
technicoloured world.
My personal highlights were Fiona
Tilsed’s performance as The Sour
Kangaroo, who blew me away with her
awesome vocal gymnastics, along with
the contrasting characters of Mayzie
(the flamboyant Lexi Jagger) and
Gertrude (the sweet and sincere Grace
Gallen).
Others worthy of mention would be
the quirky Mr and Mrs Mayor, played
by Louis Toulmin and Niamh Clements,
the three bird girls who commented on
the action throughout the show and
provide the audience with musical and
visual insights into the action (Isadora
Philip, Izzie Watson and Anna Wraith),
and two incredible acrobats! (Louisa
Chacksfield & Daisy Luckett).
Overall, directors Ellie Harrison and
Freya Stewart and the entire cast
and crew should be very proud of
having created such an uplifting and
enjoyable piece of musical theatre that
is memorable for all the right reasons.
It would take an age to highlight each
individual’s performance, however,
some stood out from the company. As
The Cat in the Hat, Kobby Fofie unifies
the show with his impeccable comedic
timing and characterisation, whilst both
narrating and partaking in the action.
His character is one that the audience
immediately comes to love. Hattie
Cobb is also energetic as the young and
imaginative JoJo, whose performance
is a joy to watch. And as the adorable
Horton the Elephant, Zac Stewart
could not possibly be more sincere,
especially in reminding the audience
with the refrain that “a person’s a
person, no matter how small.”
THE POCKLINGTONIAN
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