When several semi-trailers start rumbling down Little Bourke Street, carrying over 150 tonnes of equipment, you know that a major musical is bumping in to Her Majesty’s Theatre. For two weeks already, the crew has been engrossed in rigging hundreds of lights, flying scenery and sets, and installing speakers throughout the auditorium.

As you could only expect from Cameron Mackintosh and Disney Theatrical Productions, Mary Poppins is a magical, visually spectacular production, and so it will take up to six weeks to completely fit out the theatre, ready for Mary to fly in!

In addition to the 50+ bump-in crew, front-of-house designers and unknown numbers toiling in scenery workshops in Melbourne and Adelaide, the cast are also working hard! They are now well into their rehearsals and getting a thorough workout before the show’s international director Richard Eyre arrives in Australia to oversee the final rehearsals. At a recent media call, the cast performed the show-stopper Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious and left the media spellbound!

The anticipation is certainly growing around the theatre, and we’re so excited this musical smash hit is almost here. Make sure you get your tickets soon, so you too can be part of the anticipation for the next big show in town.

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