Published: January 12, 2019
Capitol Theatre, Sydney
For a show so predicated on the expansive power of ‘pure imagination’, the musical based on the beloved children’s book feels impossibly small
For a show so predicated on the expansive power of ‘pure imagination’, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, a new musical based on the beloved Roald Dahl children’s book, feels impossibly small.
On a compact touring set (designed by Mark Thompson) squarely placed in the middle of the Capitol Theatre, the titular factory feels poky and plastic. If this production was ever lush in its West End and Broadway outings, by downsizing for international touring it has cost it significant lustre.
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