PLAYWRIGHT Thornton Wilder's romantic comedy The Matchmaker has beena global hitsince it premiered in New York in 1955, with its popularity leading to it being translated into many languages and adapted into a musical version, Hello, Dolly!, in 1958 that has also played to packed houses.
So it's not surprising that people who live in and around Newcastle are eagerly looking forward to seeing a production by Brunker Community Theatre that will open on February 18 after having to be postponed twice last year because of COVID-19.
