Post by capybara on Aug 2, 2024 12:14:52 GMT
Has anyone else been to see this yet?
This is an exquisite piece of comedy theatre. The vast majority of irreverent, absurdist jokes packed into this play land with precision. And even if a line doesn’t quite hit the mark, it doesn’t matter because you are already laughing at the next one.
The Police Cops trio have teased that this run at Underbelly Festival could be testing the water for their next musical project. It would be fascinating to see what collaborating composer Ben Adams could come up with to complement this even more wacky book.
But, for now, it is just a play and that gives plenty of space for the group’s wonderful physical comedy.
There are plenty of callbacks to the original, which goes down a storm with the repeat audience members. The welcome return of excruciatingly low-budget props and built-in moments of improvisation are what makes Police Cops in Space so brilliant - alongside its talented company, of course.
Roe, in particular, has an unrivalled skill for improv and it would be tempting to return night-after-night just to see where the sordid depths of his own imagination take him.
Undoubtedly, there are a few scenes that could and would be tighter if the show is to have a future beyond fringe theatre. While it is easy to draw parallels with Police Cops: The Musical (this reviewer is more than guilty on that score), it cannot be helped because the original was just so ridiculously brilliant.
But the sequel more than stands up on its own and could very well follow a similar trajectory of success. Another comedic triumph from Hunt, Parkinson and Roe.
Four stars.
This is an exquisite piece of comedy theatre. The vast majority of irreverent, absurdist jokes packed into this play land with precision. And even if a line doesn’t quite hit the mark, it doesn’t matter because you are already laughing at the next one.
The Police Cops trio have teased that this run at Underbelly Festival could be testing the water for their next musical project. It would be fascinating to see what collaborating composer Ben Adams could come up with to complement this even more wacky book.
But, for now, it is just a play and that gives plenty of space for the group’s wonderful physical comedy.
There are plenty of callbacks to the original, which goes down a storm with the repeat audience members. The welcome return of excruciatingly low-budget props and built-in moments of improvisation are what makes Police Cops in Space so brilliant - alongside its talented company, of course.
Roe, in particular, has an unrivalled skill for improv and it would be tempting to return night-after-night just to see where the sordid depths of his own imagination take him.
Undoubtedly, there are a few scenes that could and would be tighter if the show is to have a future beyond fringe theatre. While it is easy to draw parallels with Police Cops: The Musical (this reviewer is more than guilty on that score), it cannot be helped because the original was just so ridiculously brilliant.
But the sequel more than stands up on its own and could very well follow a similar trajectory of success. Another comedic triumph from Hunt, Parkinson and Roe.
Four stars.
