![]() ![]() Perhaps the best of all are, ‘Catching the Central Express’ – featuring kids and chorus, and ‘Boys from Yarahappini’ – a real woolshed hoedown”. ![]() “ The comic numbers such as ‘L’Academie du Monsieur Marceau’, ‘Deportment’ and ‘Discipline’ have a tempo and a narrative thrust that support vibrant dance routines. “ Seven Little Australians, composed and created by David Reeves from the novel by Ethel Turner is certainly an achievement within that home-spun, folksy style of musical, most recently seen in ‘Big River’ with which it compares favourably”. ![]() The Sydney Morning Herald wrote, “It would be provocative to describe the Melbourne, Adelaide and Tasmanian seasons of Seven Little Australians as out of town tryouts, but Sydney has certainly benefited from the fact that this ‘home-grown musical’ has now been well and truly run-in”. Pamela French has choreographed some boistrous, show-stopping production numbers – In almost thirty years of theatre going down under this reviewer has never seen a local musical with more potential for overseas production” – Raymond Stanley – London Stage 1988. The London Stage wrote, “ David Reeves’ music is catchy and charming. Songs like ‘Look for a Rainbow’ may well become evergreens, without our having to go as far as Gundagai for them” – ‘Time Out’ – 1988 “Seven Little Australians’ is a family show, enjoyable and uplifting by the sheer force of it’s joys and sorrows. “Ten out of Ten” said ‘Time Out‘ in 1988. ![]()
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