I have to agree with that
One of the most original theatrical experiences i've ever had.
|So entertaining and thought provoking
>If you get the chance to see this (sadly it's only in London), do. It's one of the few things around that I can wholeheartly recommend. It's fucking marvellous; well written, well performed, and fills you up with joy. The audience in the BAC loved it, and well they might. To Richard Thomas, Stewart Lee, and everyone else involved; well, well, well done.
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And remember kids, it's still a work in progress, so it might get even better. Not that it's not superb anyway. I was there on Saturday too and really enjoyed it. The initial premise may seem a bit "ah, do you see what I've done there", but the actual production is anything but arch. Richard and Stew have obviously watched and enjoyed far too much Springer.
The extra 25 mins of material that we saw on Sat could have easily tipped into heavy-handed point making, but the joie de vivre of the performance (thought Ian Shaw was magnificently OTT) kept it enjoyable.
Aside from the humour, there is one point where Lucy Stevens (as Andrea, I think) gets to sing a fairly straight song about all that is wrong with her life, and I found it powerfully moving. That would stand up in almost ANY opera it was put into.
I'd only quibble with the fact that there is a wee repetition in I'm A Man - two slightly different rhymes ending in cock, which I found slightly jarring. Perhaps one could be amended using a suitable synonym, like schlong? PLenty of things that rhyme with that.
Sorry to be an ignorant arse but where's this on? Can I still get tickets?
Yup, it's fantastic - wonderful stuff... I've never seen a show like it.
http://www.angelfire.com/musicals/springer/
Hands up who else has seen it?
(sticks hands all the way up)
"Dip me in chocolate and throw me to the lesbians"
It's absolutely incredible. Saw it a week ago and it nearly blew my head off. Don't be put off by the 'ha ha - it's an opera about an inappropriate subject' air of the title. This isn't a throwaway parody of an opera for comic effect. It's the real thing.
And Lore Lixemburg is damned good too.
<This isn't a throwaway parody of an opera for comic effect. It's the real thing.
It's a real opera! God I was hoping there was going to be some sort of comedy thing going on. Is Harry Enfield's named connected with this?
The libretto spawns the comedy as opposed to the title.
Went to see Chicago last night. My second time in three years, as I fancied seeing whether Denise Van Outen was any good. All right, but a bit 'stage school'. The production remained as fine as ever, though.
Particularly delightful was the discovery that Mary Sunshine was being played by Andy Emerson, one of the singists who had delighted and startled me at the BAC last Saturday. Just thought I'd mention it as testament to the gentleman's talent and versatility.