Octagon Theatre's Christmas production, With a Smile and a Song takes you on a musical journey around the world.
From New York, to London, to the South Pacific, and little old New Zealand, the show includes jingles you could sing along to, such as the Gumboot song, Chesdale Cheese and
We don't know how lucky we are.
The experienced cast, including long-time Octagon performer Trish Fowke, president Carol Freebairn, and Bill Finn, performed themed group songs (with fantastic costumes), solo performances and comedy skits.
While the songs are probably targeted at older audiences, the comedy skits were hilarious for all, including my date for the evening, my 12-year-old brother.
While all the solo performances were wonderful, two were particularly memorable, Didi Muncastor-Wright performing Cabaret, and young, solo first-timer Brad Lang, with his deep, booming voice. A special mention must also be made of the "Tree", whose back split open on stage. In fact, the entire cast in the Queen skit did an excellent job - I had sore cheeks after that.
