Our Drama Camp got off to an unusual opening with a visit to Next To Normal, a musical dealing with mental health issues. Put that way, it sounds like it shouldn't work, and I'm not convinced it does entirely, but it's an extremely worthy attempt. The levels of talent involved are frighteningly good, the production values first rate and the show itself is never less than engaging and often powerful. The thing I have doubts about is the strength of the story-line, but that seems to me inherent in the choice of subject matter. In a sense, a good story is, rightly, beside the point when people are simply hurting up there.
The excellent Adrian Pang ended the show with a little speech asking the audience to encourage their friends to buy tickets, and I have no hesitation passing on the message. When you have something this good on stage it's a bit of an obligation to go and see it.
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