Following the very well known and popular shows, ‘Sister Act’ and ‘The Sound of Music’, the ‘Children of Eden’ was a brave choice for the Society. Musically challenging for the cast, it was also challenging for the company to publicise and promote!
However CODS have a bit of a reputation for ‘doing something different’ from time to time.
Previous examples of this are the wonderful ‘Hired Man’ by Howard Goodall. The rarely produced, but very powerful ‘Whichfinder’ by Matin Roche and Ian Crabtree. And of course ‘Brother Jaques’ by Nick Stimson and Chris Williams, a show that was, in part, about our local Crediton history. These are just three of very different productions CODS have performed in recent years.
In addition the company is proud to produce many of its shows ‘In the Round’ which gives a whole new theatrical experience to our audiences.
‘Children of Eden’ was an ‘In the Round’ production, which of course brought the audiences very close to The Tree of Knowledge and very nearly on board the Ark!