Seussical
From: Tuesday, 4th December 2012
To: Sunday, 6 January 2013
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Synopsis
Seussical is a musical based on the works of Dr Seusse; stories incorporating elements from at least 15 of his books (Green Eggs and Ham, Cat in the Hat, The Grinch etc...), as well as many of his best loved and most familiar characters. A show for all the family.
Our Review:
Michael Coveney - 7 December 2012
Dr Seuss's "Cat in the hat" stories are a staple diet of kindergarten culture on the other side of the Atlantic and deserve to be much better known here than they already are.
They are smart, wise and funny, and they formed the basis of a seriously underrated 12-year-old Broadway musical (all the best ones are) by the Ragtime and Once On This Island team of composer Stephen Flaherty and lyricist Lynn Ahrens; their show was co-conceived by Eric Idle.
So here comes what they call "the theatre for young audiences version" in matinée performances for the Christmas season while Simon Callow holds down the evening slot with a re-run of his not-to-be-missed A Christmas Carol.
There's one big problem: the sound. The music is a pre-recorded soundtrack (loathsome, atmosphere-killing, cheapskate habit; can we stipulate live musos at all Christmas shows from now on, please?) and the microphoning's abysmal. There's a tinny, eardrum-as...
Cast
David Hunter (Horton the Elephant)
Kirsty Marie Ayers (Gertrude McFuzz)
Jessica Parker (Mazie La Bird)
Clark Devlin (Jojo)
Natalie Green (Sour Kangaroo)
Joe Morrow (The Cat in the Hat)
Philip Scutt (Joe McCourt)
Mathew Waters (Wickersham Brothers)
Amy Punter (Bird Girl)
Tanya Shields (Bird Girl)
Jennifer Low (Bird Girl)
Creative
Lynn Ahrens (Lyrics)
Stephen Flaherty (Music)
David Hutchinson (Producer)
Phillip Rowntree (for Sell a Door Theatre Company) (Producer)
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