Penrith Musical Comedy Firm makes long-awaited return to the stage – The Western Weekender

After a three-year hiatus, Penrith Musical Comedy Firm (PMCC) can be making its return to the Q Theatre stage this weekend.

It’s no secret to many who COVID lockdowns in 2020 and 2021 noticed the destruction of the humanities trade as we knew it, as seen firsthand by PMCC President Craig Parris.

“There are folks that we have been conscious of who take part in our group’s actions every so often, who really work within the arts trade and make their residing within the arts trade, so listening to some tales from these folks about their very own private experiences was actually troublesome,” he mentioned.

“I believe even individuals who weren’t essentially uncovered to the humanities trade actually understood, actually after a yr or so, how a lot it impacted folks’s livelihoods.”

Although they didn’t understand it on the time, the Firm can be quickly ending their 42-year long term of two exhibits a yr with a bang on the finish of 2019. PMCC’s manufacturing of ‘Oliver!’ noticed 100 folks step foot on stage, in a manufacturing which was not solely sensible on the time, however paid off for the subsequent few years, actually.

“‘Oliver’ was an bold endeavour, nevertheless it got here off, and it was a reasonably good success,” Mr Parris mentioned.

“Financially, it was an affordable success, which, to be trustworthy, was in all probability what we would have liked to then get us by way of three years of not doing something.”

The subsequent few years have been nothing in need of a rollercoaster for PMCC.

“Despite the fact that we weren’t doing the traditional issues like planning how we have been going to place a present on stage, we have been nonetheless assembly recurrently and assessing what was occurring with restrictions,” Mr Parris mentioned.

“We might assume we may now put a present again on and perhaps plan some auditions, plan to begin some rehearsals, after which a few weeks in, the subsequent wave of COVID would come.”

Although he admits they’ve been somewhat rusty popping out of the gates, Mr Parris is ecstatic to be again.

“Generally it’s good, and the solid all in all are simply excited to be again and excited to be doing one thing once more,” he mentioned.

“There’s in all probability been some moments with issues the place we’ve gone, ‘How is it that we do this factor once more?’. Simply getting ourselves again into the rhythm actually has been attention-grabbing generally.”

With their manufacturing of ‘Annie’ hitting the Q Theatre stage from this Friday, October 14, Mr Parris is hoping to see everybody again out and supporting the manufacturing.

“Individuals who come to see our exhibits get to see some nice native expertise placing on a extremely fulfilling present,” he mentioned.

To purchase tickets, go to thejoan.com.au.