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The New Statesman (Opera House, Manchester)
 The New Statesman (Opera House, Manchester) ... in his wake. It's a political system with more spin that cruple. Will B'Stard - the most depraved and selfish politician of all time - still be in Blair's caring New Labour government? Will he find the weapons of mass destruction. Why is Condolezza Rice in and out of Alan's back door? How did Alan B'Stard get in to the Labour party? Is anybody safe?Newest Review: ... for ways to obtain both money and power. Rik Mayall is, simply superb. This is a man who knows how to work a live audience! His sense of comic timing is perfect and he knows exactly how many laughs he can ring out of a particular gag or by pulling a silly face. Even when corpsing (self-inflicted because he was trying to throw another cast member), Mayall was brilliant, coming out of character ... more ... to flick Vs at the audience. I know it may not sound very funny, but if you were there, it was! Mayall holds the entire show together. Without him, it would be a bit of a weak political satire. Mayall is centre stage for most of the show – there are...more |
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The New Statesman (Opera House, Manchester): New Statesman, New Labour, same old B'stard! (1533 words)
by SWSt - written on 30/06/06 (Very useful, 926 readings)
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Introduction --------------- Back in the 1980s, Rik Mayall played Alan B’stard, the sleaziest, most ambitious and manipulative MP in the House of Commons. Seeing the way the wind was blowing, B’stard defected to New Labour and is once again calling the shots at the heart of government in this new stage play. The Venue -------------- First of all, a quick word about the venue. I saw this play at the Opera House in Manchester. The Opera House is just off Deansgate, one of Manchester City Centre’s main streets and is pretty easy to find. The problem, as with many city centre venues, is parking. The official Opera House car park is quite small ...
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