Cabaret, the musical, is being staged this week courtesy of the abundant talent within Malvern College.

The entire production exuded confidence and style, and included some first class individual characterizations.

Masters of Ceremony at the Kit Kat Klub, around which the action is centred, were acted by Will Baker and David Strachan, working well together; they set the pace as they opened the show with Willkommen. Their song and dance later on, with one dressed as a gorilla was extremely funny.

Ella Sherr, as Cabaret singer, Sally Bowles, and James Cockbill as Clifford Bradshaw, a writer from Pennsylvania, were an attractive pair, singing and acting with elan.

Rhona MacCallum, as the severe German spinster Fraulein Schneider, and Alex Wallwork ,portraying Jewish greengrocer, Herr Schultz, acted most convincingly.

Alex's solo Meeskite was delivered superbly.

Tom Allen as a political activist from Berlin, and Suzie Cromme, as a German prostitute, maintained their personalities throughout.

The Cabaret girls, scantily clad in red and black, and a cluster of male entertainers, provided modish action and excellent singing. Tomorrow belongs to me and Money makes the world go round were lively and dramatic.

Diction was exemplary, with every word heard clearly during the evening; accents too, were sustained.

Cleverly staged, using a raised central platform for action, the Kit Kat Klub was ever present, its tables and chairs on the flat, close by. A painted floor, combined with creative lighting, provided an imaginative setting.

The band, moody and sleazy, was a perfect atmospheric accompaniment, saxophones adding much.

There was so much to commend in Cabaret and many contributors both off stage and on, deserve congratulations. It continues until tonight (Friday).

Jill Hopkins