Annie

Synopsis

'Annie' the little girl with nothing in the world except boundless optimism, who finds happiness through her energy and sense of fun. Set in the depression, Annie is left in a cruel orphanage but Daddy Warbuck is on the look out for an orphan to share Christmas with him. Written in 1977 and based on the comic strip by Harold Gray.

Our Review:

9 November 2011

Set in December 1933 as America lies in the grip of the Depression, Annie is a feel-good show that takes its audience on an uplifting ride.

Little red head moppet Annie has been left at the municipal orphanage as a baby, with a note and half a locket. Eleven years later she is still waiting for her parents to come and collect her, but she is getting impatient. A self-made billionaire, Oliver Warbucks, is looking to offer an orphan a two week holiday at his 5th Avenue home; and so the two come together.

Victoria Sian Lewis as Annie is superb; she sings beautifully and gives the role the right amount of spunk so that although you feel sorry for the little orphan, you also admire her too. David McAlister is a tender-hearted Oliver Warbucks and Simone Craddock an elegant Grace Farrell.

Su Pollard is a delight to watch as the drunken harridan Miss Hannigan, and with her kooky comedy style makes the role very much ...

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Latest User Review

Karen James - 14 November 2011:

I took my two girls to see Annie for the first time and we thought it was fantastic. Annie was brilliant the orphans were brilliant, little Molly was so cute. The whole show was dazzling. a good night out....

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