Dramatic journey to the dark side
EKYLL and Hyde is a tale of two men, one a doctor and one a madman plus two ladies Emma and Lucy both in love with the same man and both unaware of his dark secret.
The story of good and evil is brought to life in the stage version of the book of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson, and based loosely on the classic tale adapted from The Strange Case Of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde.
The music is composed by Frank Wildhorn with the lyrics and libretto by Leslie Bricusse.
Huddersfield Musical Theatre Company selected a totally different kind of production this year as they took their audience into a journey of dramatic darkness.
Dom Moccia played the extremely demanding dual role of the tormented Dr Henry Jekyll and the terrifying Edward Hyde with absolute passion and creativity. Production: Artist: Venue: Review by:
With a series of experiments he was trying desperately to separate good from evil, but the board of governors refused him permission to perform these experiments, so he secretly experimented on himself with disastrous consequences.
The song of the show is “This is the Moment” superbly presented just before he takes the formula and the transformation scene commences. The change from Jekyll to Hyde was brilliantly portrayed and as the show progressed the evil became even more convincing.
The two ladies in his life, his fiancée Emma Carew (Lorna Boole) and Lucy Harris, the singer dancer from The Red Rat (Emma Fearnley), sang beautifully and both were focused in song and libretto alike.
All the principles made a strong contribution, each character understood their role and gave quality performances.
The staging of the murders of the various characters were inventive and staged with precision throughout. The chorus singing and movement was exceptional, along with the choreography for the dancers in “The Red Rat” with their bawdy precision routine.
A very different production for the society and a very brave one this year, a production that must be seen. ■■Jekyll & Hyde the Musical runs every night (7.15pm) until Saturday. There is also a matinee on Saturday at 2.15pm. Tickets are still available.