[box] MUSICAL THEATRE
“Me and My Girl”
Queanbeyan Players, Queanbeyan Performing Arts Centre until November 5.
Reviewed by Bill Stephens [/box]

“ME and My Girl” is a charming musical with no deep messages, but lots of funny one-liners, some double entendre and a delightfully catchy score.

The storyline revolves around a young Cockney barrow-boy, Bill Snibson, who inherits a title and a fortune, on the condition that he renounces his fiancée, Sally, to marry someone “more suitable”.

As Bill and Sally, Patrick McLoughlin and Ruth Albertson-Kill bring charm and pleasant singing voices to their roles.

They receive enthusiastic support from the large cast, which includes Peter Dark, wickedly funny as the bibulous Sir John Tremayne, Liz de Totth as the imperious Duchess of Dene, Gary Collinson as the nerdy Hon.

Gerald Bolingbroke and, especially, Georgia Pike, whose performance as the gold-digger, Lady Jacqueline Carstone, is alone worth the price of admission.

Though rather basic, the set design provides space for Belinda Hassall’s production numbers and the accompaniment of the enthusiastic, if uneven, band conducted by Matt Greenwood.