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Auditions are underway this week for the NZ version of ‘The Sound of Music'. Here at RR we recognise that while this is a classic musical, it has limited appeal to some sections of the New Zealand demographic.
The thought of being dragged along to a sixties stage musical holds about as much appeal to the average Kiwi bloke as an invite to go shoe shopping at Maggie J's.
So we've upgraded the classic show to make it more appealing to a wider, more provincial audience and taking into account The Roar is in progress and the game bird season is about to commence.
The new version is: ‘The Sound of Munitions'; the story of the Von Trapp-Shooter family. To view the video of 'The Sound of Munitions', click here.
That's right. We've put some serious weaponry in the hands of Maria, the Captain and the children to give the show a bit more blast.
The captain is redeployed as the owner of a sports store, Von Trapping and Shooting Supplies.
Maria is filmed in the roar. Or was that the raw? We can't show you those photos*, this is a family show. Anyway, the whole story gets a makeover, a bit more edgy than the original and some great outdoors footage.
It's sort of like Mary Poppins meets Duck Dynasty.
Some of the songs for the NZ show:
• The Hills are Alive with the Sound of Munitions (duckshooting opens next weekend)
• The Lonely Goat Culler
• Browning* Sweet Sixteen going on Seventeen
• Climb Every Mountain, Dam Every Stream (sponsored by Meridian Energy)
Our Kiwi version of ‘My Favourite Things':
Raindrops on raupo and whiskers on wimmin
Benji plays union, you've got to be kiddin'
Mayor Brown survives ex-marital flings
These are a few of the real Kiwi things
Honkies in Holdens and Bros in Zephyrs
Skinny blonde celebs hate lardos and heifers
Dagg boots it wide for Savea on the wing
These are a few of my real Kiwi things
Girls in tight jeans with tats on their asses
Blokes in black T-shirts with contagious rashes
Visits by Poms who'll be the next kings
These are a few of my real Kiwi things
When the cricketers lose
When the summer ends
When I'm on the brink
I simply remember my real Kiwi things
And then I don't feel so stink
Pavlova overload and cold paua fritters
Cherry trees in Greerton assaulted by knitters
Mind-numbing episodes of ‘Lord of the Rings'
These are a few of our weird Kiwi things
Surf on the beaches and V8s in pits
Silver Ferns jumping in skimpy out-fits
Holidays, summer and all that it brings
Winter is taking our favourite things
When the frost bites
When the boot chafes
When I'm feeling glum
I simply remember my favourite things
And reload my gun