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Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Venue Cymru, Llandudno November 3 - 8.
THE opening night of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat saw the audience up on their feet at Venue Cymru.
This was the first time I had seen this performance, and I was not disappointed.
Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s sparkling family musical - Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat tells the Biblical story of Joseph, his 11 brothers and the coat of many colours.
Filled with song, dance and colour the performance had audiences dances in the seats, aswell as the aisle's!
Joseph is played by the handsome Craig Chalmers, a finalist on the BBC competition Any Dream Will Do.
His voice is very powerful, and not one slip was heard throughout, quite an achievement when the whole play is in song!
Due to this, the audience is given direction by a singing narrator - step forward Llansannan’s own Tara Bethan.
And wow what a performance!
Tara is most recently known for appearing in the BBCs I’d Do Anything, a BBC programme to find the next Nancy to star in Oliver.
Unfortunately Tara was not successful in this competition, but that was Oliver’s loss and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat’s gain!
Tara has an exceptional voice and again did not falter once.
Craig and Tara were joined on stage by Joseph’s 11 brothers, all bounding around the stage with again incredible voices.
The cast were all wonderful and the show was a truly powerful one.
Full of unforgettable songs including Any Dream Will Do, Close Ev’ry Door To Me and One More Angel
My only criticism would be the use of a microphone in the second part of the show.
The performances voices are so powerful that adding a microphone into the equation was almost deafening.
This show is full of song, dance, comedy, sheep and large camel heads! (don’t ask).
A must for musical fans.
The show is running at Venue Cymru until November 8.
Purchase your ticket now from the Box Office on 01492 872000.
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