Post by David J on May 4, 2019 19:38:27 GMT
Well recommend this
Kneehigh’s adaptation of The Beggars Opera and the misdeeds of killer Macheath is dark, fun and satirically funny
Everything you’d expect from a Kneehigh production is in here with puppetry, songs and never ending imaginative production values
The ensemble is fantastic, though the real criminal here is Georgia Frost for stealing the limelight every time she’s on. Her physical comedy is impeccable, but playing the hapless Filch she plays her vulnerability beautifully. Points also to the corrupt mayor and his wife as wonderful duo
The only times the show slows down for me is the romantic plots with Macheath. Dominic is criminally charming whilst he, Angela Hardie and Beverly Huff play it straight in this love triangle, verging on the tragic. But when everything else around them is stylistic and playing for laughs the it is the least interesting
Still this is a great show to see, with one hell of an ending
It’s coming to the Lyric Hammersmith later this month. Go and see it
Kneehigh’s adaptation of The Beggars Opera and the misdeeds of killer Macheath is dark, fun and satirically funny
Everything you’d expect from a Kneehigh production is in here with puppetry, songs and never ending imaginative production values
The ensemble is fantastic, though the real criminal here is Georgia Frost for stealing the limelight every time she’s on. Her physical comedy is impeccable, but playing the hapless Filch she plays her vulnerability beautifully. Points also to the corrupt mayor and his wife as wonderful duo
The only times the show slows down for me is the romantic plots with Macheath. Dominic is criminally charming whilst he, Angela Hardie and Beverly Huff play it straight in this love triangle, verging on the tragic. But when everything else around them is stylistic and playing for laughs the it is the least interesting
Still this is a great show to see, with one hell of an ending
It’s coming to the Lyric Hammersmith later this month. Go and see it
