The hills are alive with the sound of music and the Arts Theatre is alive with The Sound of Music, in this most enjoyable production from the Gilbert and Sullivan Society. Now, this is not the film. All your old familiar songs are there, but sometimes in a slightly different context. There’s a new duet for two of the supporting cast, and a lot more of the singing nuns.
Meet the two ensembles of young actors playing the von Trapp family in the The Sound of Music at the Arts Theatre, opening Thursday, September 25, 2025.
The Gilbert & Sullivan Society of South Australia is bringing one of the world's most beloved musicals to the stage, when The Sound of Music opens at The Arts Theatre.
Ben Saunders’s direction keeps the action flowing like champagne.
‘The Rules have dictated Charlie and Murphy’s lives since they were born. There's a rule for everything; how you should dress, how you should go to the toilet, and what the three permissible types of sandwiches are (egg and cress, ham and cheese, and mackerel if you must know). But when the siblings' ever-present Mother and Gatekeeper of the rules passes away, the pair have to decide which parts of their reality they choose to accept, and which are made to be broken.’
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