The orchestra was situated underneath the stage and very good, although the music was too loud at times and sometimes sounded tinny; the lighting was nice enough, although it didn’t stand out. I liked the curtain with the Egyptian motives, although I don’t think they were all quite historically correct ;D.

I thought that overall the cast was extremely good, especially voice-wise, although I believe I’m slightly too old for the musical. Its staging and presentation is suited more for an audience of children and adolescents (who did make up ¾ of the audience anyway ;D). I suppose the squealing girls were for Stephen Gately’s sake.

The staging was fun, I adored the inflatable sheep and the ingenious use of the steps from the middle of the stage up and at the back. The musical was very colourful, very positive, quite enjoyable.

The narrator (Vivienne Carlyle) – wow, what a voice, perfect inflection, perfect story-teller – I was extremely impressed by her.

Steven Gately (Joseph) – an excellent voice, funny accent, and wonderful inflection; the guy’s cute (boy-group material, of course ;D, since he’s a former Boyzone member) and he’s incredibly small. At times, it felt as if “Joseph” were really a star-vehicle cut out for him, although Steven did a brilliant job portraying the character. He made him annoyingly spoilt at first, a bragger, but too naïve to see it; I also liked the interaction with Benjamin a lot.
Joseph is the “spokesperson”, really, the centre of the musical and I have to give Stephen credit for not running away with that and upstaging everyone else. In fact, he seemed slightly uncomfortable with the cheering girls in the audience.

The Pharaoh was the best Elvis impersonator I’ve seen, only more attractive ;D. He had a lovely hip-swing, very good movements, and a deep, sexy voice – think Tugger in CATS. There was an “Etcetera moment”, with a girl sitting at his feet, squealing as she stroked his thigh – he took off his red shawl, wiped his face with it, and threw it to her. She stepped back, fainted, and had to be carried off the stage. Memories of CATS were very present ;D (and not only because CATS had been playing at New London for 21 years).

There was also a “Phantom of the Opera” moment (Andrew Lloyd Webber must love recycling ;D): Joseph wore a half-face mask (complete with a pigtail) so he wouldn’t be recognised by his brothers. It was golden and Egyptian style, though the reference was obvious enough – hilarious ;D.

Levi (Lee Waterworth) and one of the female dancers, I think it was Carla Collins, did a grand dance routine in “Those Canaan Days” – the Beret reference and the French background was too cute ;D. Judah (John Moeketsi-Moabi) was both a great singer and dancer.