SPAMALOT

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Monty Python's Spamalot garnered14Tony nominations, the most of any show this season

And no surprise there .....

Remember Monty Python and the Holy Grail, well this is a rip-off of that well loved film, but as it’s a musical you will find some songs that you might not normally associate with THIS film. “Always look on the bright side of life” is perhaps the most famous python song, and is slotted in very nicely to the show. From the very start its python – the announcer sets the scene 1192 England and the next song is Finland. No live moose are hurt in this production of course. We move through many of the memorable scenes “I’m not dead yet” a new song (a slogan on T-shirts after the show), with dancing corpses, and a very realistic looking spade, used very effectively to solve the aforementioned problem. The Swallows, the Taunting Frenchmen, anarcho-syndicalist commune with the watery tart throwing swords to people. “but you can't expect to wield supreme executive power just 'cause some watery tart threw a sword at you!” She may not provide the basis of a system of government, but she is certainly now the love interest. She is also very upset about not being in enough scenes. Sadly the witch burning was too expensive and was cancelled. There are some nice twists, as times have changed since the original, and some very nice new and extremely non-PC songs and jokes. I won’t include them here as I don’t want to spoil the show for others. The original mix of 1192 and 1974, is maintained, but in a different way appropriate to the setting and times. The black knight, the knights who say “Ni!”, brave Sir Robin, the ‘rescue’ of Herbert Prince of the Swamp, and Tim the enchanter (watch him fly – Harry Potter eat your heart out) are all there, but not the bridge of death, because the clue protected by the killer rabbit is quite different.

It all fits together very well, and the cast are very professional and deliver an excellent show.

There were killer rabbit glove puppets on sale at the end of the show!!

A highly enjoyable night, even if we were above the display of the words for the sing-a-long part of the evening, way way up in the balcony. If you’re a python fan – don’t miss it! If you're not don't go near it!

Now back to the Majestic Moose .....