Julian Leeser (Berowra, Liberal Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I rise today to congratulate the Sydney Youth Musical Theatre on an outstanding production of Monty Python's Spamalot at the Hornsby RSL Club in my electorate last month. The Sydney Youth Musical Theatre has been operating since 1979. It performs two shows each year—a senior production comprising 14- to 25-year-olds and a junior production comprising 10- to 18-year-olds. The performers rehearse for up to five months and the production is of a professional standard. Spamalot tells the story of King Arthur's quest to find the Holy Grail and is based on the classic Monty Python film Monty Python and the Holy Grail. It includes characters such as King Arthur, Sir Lancelot, Sir Robin, Sir Galahad and the Lady of the Lake. Joining the Court of Camelot are some new appearances from 'killer rabbits' and 'a flatulent Frenchman'!

I would like to acknowledge the cast of the production—Oscar Blaxland, Jacquie Bramwell, Fred Pryce and Jeremy Zolewski. I also want to acknowledge the production team—Adam Haynes, Frankie Voon, Melissa Ayers, Harry Baxter and Matilda Bromley. The Sydney Youth Musical Theatre is led by its president Kristy Stimson, treasurer Bruce Bartle and secretary Andrew Bartle. I was delighted to present the Founders' Awards to Claire Cox, who played Concord and Mrs Galahad, and Luke Arthur, who played the historian and the French taunter. The next production by Sydney Youth Musical Theatre is TheWizard of Oz this November and it will again be at the Hornsby RSL. I congratulate the cast, crew and committee of the Sydney Youth Musical Theatre on another outstanding production.