WHAT: Mamma Mia!
WHERE: Founders Theatre
WHEN: June 19 - July 4
REVIEWER: Steve Scott
Waterloo, S.O.S., Dancing Queen, yes the timeless hits of Sweden's pop phenomenon Abba rung out from the stage of Founders Theatre last night as the venue was transformed into the front surrounds of a Greek island taverna where a
wedding is about to take place.
Enter young Sophie (Gwen Lyon) whose presence was immediately captivating as she began the song I Have A Dream. Her wish is to walk down the aisle with her father, but after reading her mothers's diary discovers the names of three men who could possibly fit the role.
Secretly inviting all three to attend, it is the catalyst for fun and laughter to begin. And it isn't long before Sophie's mother Donna, played by the professional and expressive Ali Harper, invites her old friends Rosie and Tanya (Lisa Wiles and Loretta Wilkinson) to join her and relive their glory days as Donna and The Dynamos on a stunning Super Trouper.
With backing vocalists blending perfectly with every song and the actors leaping into every line of dialouge, Mamma Mia demanded attention and happily received it.