; (semicolon) the musical

Existential musings on being and fate are not a strange occurrence in theatre and so the description of ; the musical could be slightly off-putting to those regular theatre goers not interested in another exploration of fate. What makes semicolon different is the execution. Creatively posed and brilliantly executed it follows the discovery of seven characters attempting to find their independence when they discover a newfound freedom from the all-knowing overlord The Script.

While the flow of the play struggles early on, the witty and direct lyrics of the musical numbers provide comic relief and expand the roles of the characters, just as a musical should. Semicolon moves quickly from exploration and awkward self-discovery to a rather dark foray into the fear of the unknown and the growing desire to follow the path already laid out. But semicolon is about more than the conflicting fate of reality. It explores not only the audience's insatiable desire for gruesume escapism, but the connected relationship between the author, the created and the artist's struggle to kill their own creations in the name of a good story. Semicolon is at times eerie, hilarious and thought-provoking and will leave you thinking about the that in between space.