Spamalot (Newcastle Theatre Royal) Reviews
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Newest Review: ... ludicrous opening, through to the sing-along finish, it perfectly captures the stupid humour of the Python team, whilst updating it for both modern times and the theatre. I can honestly say there was not a single scene that did not make me laugh. Of course, some scenes are funnier than others, but on the whole, the hit-miss ratio of the jokes was very high. The musical aspect also works ... more
... surprisingly well. These tread a fine line between damn good tunes and musical parodies and the balance is absolutely right. Too many straightforward parodies would have become tiresome, whilst more traditional songs would have meant Spamalot didn't...moreCustomer Spamalot (Newcastle Theatre Royal) Reviews (1)
by - written on 03/08/10, updated on 04/08/10 (Very useful, 67 readings)
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Spamalot is a musical comedy play closely based on Monty Python and the Quest for the Holy Grail. Whilst I'm not keen on musicals as such, I thought this one might be a little different, so headed off to Newcastle Theatre Royal to find out. I was really interested to see whether the inspired, but insane humour of the Python team could possibly be successfully translated into a musical comedy. I'm happy to report it can. Spamalot does a great balancing act between reproducing the film's best bits (The Knights who say Ni, the French taunting, the vicious white rabbit) whilst adding new stuff to help keep it feeling fresh. There was also the danger ... Read the complete review
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