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Mama Mia - At the Point Theatre

Combine the master-pop music of Abba with dancing, high jinks and an idyllic sunny setting and what have you got? An evening of lively and invigorating entertainment with the cast of 'Mamma Mia'.

Combine the master-pop music of Abba with dancing, high jinks and an idyllic sunny setting and what have you got? An evening of lively and invigorating entertainment with the cast of 'Mamma Mia'.

Sophie Sheridan (Brayben) is getting married. All her best friends, including Ali (Siveter) and Lisa (Ryan), will be joining her at her paradise island home and her mother Donna (Clune) is pulling out all the stops to make sure that it's a day to remember. But there will be one person sadly missing from the occasion, Sophie's long-lost father, whom she is determined to find before the big day, with or without her mother's help.

A chance discovery of her mother's old diary from 1979 puts Sophie in the picture as to the whereabouts of her father but there are three possible candidates and Sophie has no way of finding out which one is her father. In a moment of madness she decides to invite Harry Bright (Brand), Bill Austion (Harmer) and Sam Carmichael (Blakely) to her wedding in the hope that she can befriend them and discover which one she shares a blood-tie with.

Meanwhile, her mother Donna is preoccupied by the arrival of her old friends Tanya (Walker) and Rosie (Siller) - who are enjoying reminiscing about their days on stage together as a singing and dancing trio. And with Sophie's hen party and Sky's (Adams) stag night about to kick off mayhem is sure to ensue at the Greek island resort.

'Mamma Mia' is great entertainment - plenty of energetic singing and dancing for the younger members of the audience to enjoy, with more than a few suggestive jokes thrown in for the adults.

The entire cast excel in this production, with vocally-talented leading ladies Katie Brayben and Jackie Clune hitting all the right notes. Their supporting ensemble cast also pull in punchy performances, complete with comedy, charisma and all the necessary pace to keep the flow between the bumper-to-bumper Abba songs, employed to witty effect.

Particular attention is paid to design in every detail of this production - from the simple yet effective set to the eye-catching wardrobe (complete with everything from silver platform boots to luminous wetsuits). Choreography and lighting are also well-employed, making for a very professional overall arrangement.

Something to lift the spirits and leave you humming Abba songs for days, 'Mamma Mia' is one that shouldn't be missed.

Linda McGee