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The King And I
Event Date: 03/03/2017, 08:00 pm

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$80.00Prize value

Rockdale Musical Society, is set to pull out all the stops
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One of Sydney’s premiere community theatre companies, Rockdale Musical Society, is set to pull out all stops when it presents one of the biggest,
most ambitious – and most popular – musicals of all time: Rodgers and Hammerstein’s THE KING AND I.

The 3-12 March season at Rockdale Town Hall features a cast of almost 60 actors, singers and dancers – including 26 children - as well as a full orchestra, all set in the spectacular 19th century royal palace of Bangkok.

Set in the 1860s, the moving, radiant tale of East meets West is based on the true story of English schoolteacher Anna Leonowens and her experiences in the court of the King of Siam (now Thailand).
Newly w widowed, Leonowens sets sail for Bangkok with her son Louis to take up a position as teacher to the King’s children - all part of the King's drive to modernize his country.
Anna and the King (patronised as a ‘barbarian’ by western leaders) struggle to find common ground.

With both keeping a firm grip on their respective traditions and values, Anna and the King teach each other about understanding, respect, and love that can transcend the greatest of differences.
Beneath the fraught, fiercely opinionated, conflict-ridden surface of Anna and the King’s relationship lies one of the most unique love stories in the musical theatre repertoire.
There is humour, romance, drama and its well-known songs include "Whistle A Happy Tune", "Hello Young Lovers", "Getting To Know You", "Something Wonderful" and "Shall We Dance?



Location:
Rockdale Town Hall, cnr Princes Highway & Bryant Street,
Rockdale New South Wales,2216