“Plenty of delightfully sinister elements suddenly tip into melodrama and the excellence of the score is never matched by the direction...This ’Rebecca’ is traditional in every way, but it’s most certainly not a classic...It’s a shame that so much has been lost in translation.”
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“Under the direction of Alejandro Bonatto, the performances are polished...The first half takes us through the story briskly, the central romance too quickly handled and functional to the plot. But intrigue sets in after that and the twist is delivered well.”
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“While this show admittedly has several incredible elements going for it, most notably its rousing score, sadly this production has far too many issues that contravene its strengths. As I left the theatre, I considered whether this show had more positive or negative attributes going for it and regrettably came to the conclusion there is more of the latter.”
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“This English language debut of Rebecca is an admirably ambitious production that needs a bigger space to really ignite the story’s passion. The cast are truly wonderful, but it feels like they’re being held back by the production’s inability to live up to the scale it’s trying to achieve.”
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“Ultimately, not every story lends itself to the musical treatment, and with its low level menace and murky remembrances and recriminations, ‘Rebecca’ might work better as a modern opera...As a tuner stuffed with big belting numbers, it’s too sincere to be high camp and too schlocky to take seriously. This show has a passionate worldwide fan base which will probably grow even further here, but once was more than enough for me.”
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"While this show moves at a pleasing lick, it neither fully honours du Maurier’s original nor finds a convincing theatrical language of its own."
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"For me the stand out moments were the music and orchestrations written by Sylvester Levay performed by the fabulous Orchestra conducted by Robert Scott and the outstanding vocal performances of Lauren Jones, Richard Carson and Kara Lane."
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"It’s a production that monumentally fails to do justice to its source material."
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