Theatre 87 at Repertory

Lewis Rowe's Theatre 87 has produced Badjelly the Witch at Wellington Repertory theatre, much to the delight of audiences who have seen it. Of the three productions offered for children, this show has the most imaginative involvement, ability to enthuse to a frenzy and the largest audience appeal. Witty dialogue, colour, good children's music, audience involvement and lots of exciting activity form a very successful combination.

There's Badjelly, the wickedest witch in the whole world, who turns children into sausages and likes boy-girl chow mein. Dullboot the flabby giant: If he'd known there's be visitors he would have worn his other knickers. Lucy cowpaddy across the river; Tim the child who wishes there was a dairy on the mountain; Rose, the other child, "Badjelly may turn Lucy into a toasted sandwhich!"; Binklebonk, who has to watch out for knicker nickers; the mouse who didn't like the cold, even as a banana. There's the super worm Mudwiggle who's a super strong Kung Fu worm, and Jim (the eagle) who's itching to do some high powered work on that Badjelly Dame.

All of the actors excelled themselves and the audience participated constantly helping locate people, singing songs from Jim's album and lobbying for favourites.