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PRESS ARCHIVE 2006
Letter
to Editor of Arbroath Herald re. Loraine Cant Concert
Dear Editor,
May I, through your column,
take this opportunity to thank all the people and organisations that were
involved in the successful concert on Sunday the 23rd April.
The concert was a fund raising
venture in memory of our dear friend and colleague Loraine Cant. Although it was
put together under the auspices of Arbroath Musical Society a number of other
organisations were involved. We would like to thank them all for their
co-operation and patience during the rehearsal period and the very busy Sunday.
The show would also not have been possible had it not been for the loan of
equipment and costumes from a number of sources, free of charge.
Most of all I would like to
thank the two people who worked to bring this concert to the stage. They are
James Hutcheson and Richard Allan. They were the team who devised the programme,
produced and organised the final polished product.
As I have already stated the
proceeds from this concert will be destined for a cancer charity. At present the
final amount is not known but we hope it will be a substantial sum of money.
Thanks must also go to the
excellent audience who supported us.
Yours sincerely
Susan B Robertson
President A.M.S.
Review
of Chess (14th - 18th Feb 2006)
What is absolutely great is
the music, matched by the clever casting of this production.
Producer, James Hutchison, and
musical director, Richard Allan, supported by a tremendous line-up of singers
and musicians, have done their very best to get the most out of this difficult
show.
Special mention must be made
of three particular scenes. The first is the Deal, which owes much of its
success to carefully rehearsed movement and expert choreography. Another is
the Embassy Lament, with the four civil servants doing in perfect unison
whatever it is that civil servants do, and the third is a beautiful cameo
scene towards the end of the play when Anatoly and Svetlana's son sits quietly
amid the confusion, concentrating totally on the pieces on a tiny chess board.
Excerpt of musical
critique by
Arbroath Herald
Published in the Arbroath Herald, Friday 17th
February 2006
Review of Les
Miserables (School Edition) (27th Sept- 01st Oct 05).
THIS MUSICAL
by Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schonberg, adapted for Schools by Joseph
Weinberger on behalf of Cameron Mackintosh and presented by the Arbroath Musical
society in the Webster Theatre this week made an emotional and memorable impact
on their large audiences, including myself. Producer Danny Webster caught the
emotion, comedy, love and hate in a moving production where it was difficult to
remember you were watching young actors - no one over the age of 19 can take
part in this edition.
The company was well rehearsed and everyone was confident and gave an excellent
performance. Richard Allan as musical director had obviously risen to the
challenge of this score and worked meticulously with company and musicians, the
cast members each sounding clear and sure, with once again an excellent
orchestra, to which we have become accustomed, under his baton.
From time to time along comes a musical that makes history and this has, in many
ways.
Excerpt of
musical critique by
James
Hutcheson,
Published in the Arbroath Herald, Thursday 29th September 2005
Review of Titanic The Musical by Noda Scotland
Region No.
10 - Ron Stewart reports:
ARBROATH M.S. TITANIC (THE MUSICAL) FEB. 14 – 19, ’05
SCOTTISH PREMIERE
This powerful
performance found Arbroath Musical Society at one of the
pinnacles of its long career. The show had everything – a splendid cast; an
outstanding orchestra; a production to compare with any professional offering;
impressive sets and costumes; very effective sound effects, and, to top it
all, a chorus sound to die for!
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