A crowd pleaser that is surely not a brain teaser

TheatreLegally Blonde: the MusicalManoel Theatre With the current local debates on the removal of sexist glass ceilings and moves for positive discrimination at the workplace, Mellow Drama made a perfect choice for their latest musical offering. Legally Blonde: the Musical deals with a touchy subject with a light-hearted approach. Think Malibu Barbie goes to Harvard and you get the picture: lots of pink, plenty of fun songs and quite a lot of implied studying. With Paul Abela as musical director and Steve Casaletto directing; music and lyrics by Laurence O’Keefe and Nell Benjamin; and based on the book by Heather Hach, the show last Sunday was an entertaining evening of Hollywood fun in flaming fuchsia. What Legally Blonde really deals with is a culture clash between East Coast preps and sun-bleached, laid-back West Coast Californian beach worshippers. It criticises the negative attitudes that both parties have towards each other and, most importantly, reminded us all that believing in a dream – as was exemplified in the fun and upbeat What You Want – goes a long way to helping us achieve our full potential. But ultimately, it is belief in ourselves that pushes us that extra mile...