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Come Look at the Freaks!



Hello! I hope this post finds you well. We are into April now and I believe I have recovered from what was an extremely busy March. It is nice to be focusing on just one show and my everyday Mary Kay work.

This Friday Night, April 20th Side Show the Musical opens at the Stirling Theatre and I am very excited to share it with an audience.

"Side Show", if you've never heard of it before is a musical based on the real life conjoined twins Daisy and Violet Hilton. Trained in singing, dancing and other talents the girls were exhibited throughout Europe and then moved to America, touring the American side show, vaudeville and burlesque circuits throughout the 1920s & 30s. This musical highlights their discovery in a Side Show and then their rise to fame.



I am playing Violet Hilton and have loved bringing to life a real life character alongside Fiona Delaine as Daisy. It has been a challenge in a way, as I am not used to being attached to someone for starters but then add to that walking, dancing and even speaking as we often finish each others sentences as well. But it is very rewarding to see what has developed and the music is wonderful to sing. The whole score is a wonderful mix of music in many different styles and some truly beautiful moments.

Those of you who have been following my posts for a while might remember in 2016 when I did the show "Big Fish", still to this day it is one of the best performing experiences of my life. Well that same production team, Director - Amanda Rowe, Musical Director - Mark Delaine and Choreographer - Kerry Hauber, are back for this and it has been wonderful working with them again. Their vision and commitment is amazing and you will definately see that in this production.

The rest of the cast are playing an amazing array of side show "freaks" and people in the twins lives. Every one has been working so hard to bring this show to life and add to that the amazing orchestra, it really is a show you wont want to miss!

With themes of love, understanding and the acceptance of what makes us 'Unique', this musical will speak to and resonate with you, with everyone! I really encourage you to come along, you will be swept up into it all I assure you.

We open this Friday, April 20th and run until May 5th At the Stirling Community Theatre.
Tickets are available at www.hillsmusicalcompany.org.au/tickets

Hope to see you!

Bec x

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