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Sera Maehara as Liat in South Pacific (Photo: Johan Persson)

REVIEW: South Pacific, Chichester Festival Theatre (2021)

Post author:Lizzie Loveridge
Post published:13 July 2021
Post category:Musical Outside London Review
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Daniel Evans's production is a triumph! From the opening overture performed as a ballet by the lone figure of Liat (Sera Maehara) to the parade of the US Marines on the circular stage we know we are in an island in the South Seas, invaded by the American military.

Julian Ovenden as Emile de Becque and Gina Beck as Nellie Forbush (Photo: Johan Persson)

NEWS: South Pacific at Chichester Festival Theatre, July 2021

Post author:Lizzie Loveridge
Post published:25 May 2021
Post category:Booking Now Musical News Outside London
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This much-loved, Tony and Pulitzer Prize-winning musical opened in 1949 to huge success, becoming one of Broadway’s longest running hit shows. It boasts one of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s most memorable scores, featuring songs such as Some Enchanted Evening, I’m Gonna Wash That Man Right Outa My Hair and Bali Ha’i.