How spooky the Rotorua Musical Theatre's The Addams Family production launch coincided with Halloween, but forget ghostly tricks, this show's a master treat.
Television here was barely out of nappies when The Addams Family screened, now the relative new (circa 2010) musical version has come to roost on the Casa Blanca stage like a bloodthirsty bird of prey.
How such a large cast fits onto it is any apparition's guess but they do, working seamlessly around a house of horrors set so authentic this reviewer was convinced it was an import.
Not so, it's been designed and constructed by a home-grown team, show director Sally Smyth included.
Creepy puppets (who doesn't find dismembered hands flapping from under a bed or pulled along, puppy-like creepy?) are also Rotorua Musical Theatre (RMT) members' creations. Weta Workshop take note.