On Tuesday, the 26th of February 2013, my and my family went to see the musical Chitty Chitty Bang Bang in Her Majesty’s Theatre!
It was a great success and I enjoyed it immensely!
The original book was written by Ian Fleming (yes, you heard right, Ian Fleming, the author of James Bond), and though James Bond sounds completely different from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, with all the machines and creativity, the stories can appear quite the same! The story is about an inventor named Caractacus Potts, who lives with his father (also Caractacus Potts) and two children, Jeremy and Jemima. Along the way they meet Miss Truly Scrumptious, the daughter of the man who owns a great sweet factory. As the story goes, the characters come across a car that won the Grand Prix, many, many years ago. After almost being sent to the dump, Mr Potts (Junior) rescues the car, and turns it into a magnificent and magical car. They name it Chitty Chitty Bang Bang! The family and Truly have wonderful adventures in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, including a very special adventure where they land up as almost-prisoners in the strange land of Vulgaria. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang plays a huge part in the musical, and winning the hearts of the audience, it becomes the hero of the story. Full of fun and magic, it’s a great family musical, and I highly reccomend it to everyone!
As it was a musical, I thought it would be hard to bring the screen to stage. But the show was amazing! Everything was represented excellently and it kept you engaged for the entire time! There was a live orchestra for background music, and they did an amazing job! The actors were completely believable and you felt like you were actually there, and part of the show! Like Mary Poppins, it was a huge success and everyone had a great time!
Here are the details about the show, I hope you get to go and see it!
Duration: approx. 2 and a half hours
Times: Tues 1pm, Wed 1pm, Wed & Thur 7pm, Fri & Sat 8pm, Sat 2pm, Sun 3pm until April 14th
Venue: Her Majesty’s Theatre, 219 Exhibition St, Melbourne, 3000
Telephone: (03) 8643 3300
To find out more information click here
Hope you get to see it! 🙂
Artastic! 