WHENEVER Bago Magic put on a concert the audience leaves with delighted smiles and saw cheeks from laughing at the joyous tales told on stage.
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On February 24 at 7.15pm, the reaction will be no different as the imaginative troupe, together with Extravadance and Wauchope Youth Theatre, present Rock Around the Croc.
The humorous adaptation of a popular children's story features pirates, a fairy, a crocodile and a ship - so that should give you an idea which tale we speak of.
Tyler O'Sullivan is the voice of Croc and Nicholas Runge is the croc's mechanical man and there is plenty of dancing, singing and fun.
This production came together in Bago Magic's usual fashion, says director Greta Warner.
"They tell me what they want to play and we work it into the story," she says.
And so Wonder Woman (Meg Race) and Superman (Bradley Rogers) make an appearance alongside Peter Pan (Roxy Montgomery), Old Tinker (Eileen Kerr, Old Peter (John Hincks), Wendy (Amity Gilmour), Tinkerbell (Abby Boland) and Anna (Alira Neale).
There are dancing mermaids, lost boys and girls in a make-believe story full of drama, delight and well know songs to sing along to.
Girls just want to have fun and you will all want to rock around the croc in this production.
As always the wonderful choreographer Brianna Rankin has put together some energetic routines for the cast.
One of the aspects of the Bago Magic Theatre group people have come to expect are the amazing props and costumes.
In Rock Around the Croc there is, of course, a magnificent crocodile, plus a shark, swords and the creative backdrops, which have been made from recycled material during the Bago Magic workshops under the direction of Rhonda Parker-Fleming.
Superb costumes have been made by many helpers under the direction of Pam Slack and pulling the whole thing together is stage manager Julie Patrick.
The show is directed and produced by Greta Warner and the flying sequences have been put together with the creative support of the Glasshouse team.
There are about 40 people who have worked incredibly hard on the show for 10 months.
Cast and crew range in age from seven to very senior in years and there is even a huge surprise towards the end of the show in the guise of The Tardis.
It's a 2 hour show with a 20 minute interval and no one will leave disappointed.
The troupe has always struggled to survive and thank sponsor The Framer and the community for its support.
"We rehearse at Port Golf Club and at Bourne House, but we need to have a full house at the Glasshouse theatre in order to keep going," Mrs Warner says.
Book seats at the Glasshouse box office on 6581 8888 or at www.glasshouse.org.au