One of the greatest musicals of all time returns to the stage in a magnificent new production to enchant and enthral the young and the young at heart. Read more …
Based on Baroness Maria von Trapp’s 1949 autobiography, this wonderfully lavish new staging of The Sound of Music tells the true story of the world-famous singing family, from their romantic beginnings and search for happiness, to their thrilling escape to freedom as their beloved Austria becomes part of the Third Reich at the start of WWll.
The Sound of Music is such a classic that it might be thought unbreakable, but any production can go awry if the key elements aren’t right. This one is pretty much all there – if you’ve any affection at all for lonely goatherds, edelweiss and nuns on the run, you’ll likely love it.
It’s not just the power of every song that's gone before, but the sheer seriousness of their plight that makes one wonder what it must have been like when audiences first witnessed it in 1959, just twenty years after the end of World War Two.
Passionate, beautifully-sung.
he script is clever and its dialogue sharp – a shout-out here to wee Brigitta and her comedic one-liners – but, above all, the score is superlative.
This highly polished, elaborately staged production highlights the romance, humour, emotional drama and theatricality of this timeless classic.
Edinburgh Playhouse, Edinburgh from Tuesday January 5, 2016, until Saturday January 9, 2016. More info: www.edinburghplayhouse.org.uk
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