Spamalot

[lupestripe]

Wolfie and I have had an excellent evening at the theatre watching Spamalot. The tickets may have been a tad expensive but the show was hilarious, bringing together all the best bits of Monty Python and the Holy Grail and adding a satirical twist. Marcus Brigstock as Arthur was excellent, and the laid back almost nonchalent way he performed the part symbolised his fine acting skills. However, the show was stolen by Hayley Tamaddon (maybe Jodie Prenger as TR has pointed out, programme pictures aren't the greatest and I am crap at recognising faces), as The Lady of the Lake. Her singing voice sent shivers down my spine it was so good - she owned the stage with the power of her voice. All of the cast did an excellent job (including Todd Carty out of Grange Hill, remember him?) and it was a fantastic fun laugh-out loud affair, with plenty of local references too. The show only improved as it went along and we gave the cast a standing ovation at the end, after the obligatory singalong to Bright Side of Life. A thoroughly excellent evening all told, a great two hour yarn and some delicious pots of creamy ice-cream (I had strawberry). Top stuff :-)

Didn't get to eat any spam though, which is a shame.

Comments

[silent-o.livejournal.com]

Saw it on Broadway a few years back.

Excellent.

[slinkat.livejournal.com]

You mean you got to bask in the glory of Todd Carty? I'm jealous. Not Lee McDonald jealous, but still...Todd Carty.

Top use of the word "Yarn", by the way :-)

[tr-wolf.livejournal.com]

Todd Carty from Grange Hill? How old are you? Most people think of him from Eastenders, lol. Also I thought Jodie Prenger was the Lady of the Lake for the tour?

As for the show, I'm told that the touring production of Spamalot is actually very poor compared to the original London and Broadway shows, that it's been shortened a fair bit, and the once impressive sets are now not so.

But having said that, you had only seen this production, yet enjoyed it... and thats all that matters :)