The Hatpin, Blue Elephant, London
Blue Elephant, London: This musical, here making its European premiere, examines the arrest and trial of Australian baby farmers Charles and Agatha Maykin in 1879. Their downfall is brought about by the feisty Amber Murray, a single mother desperate to discover the fate of her son, whom she left in the Maykins' care. A questionable subject for musical treatment, Peter Rutherford's edgy score amplifies the a…