Spamalot

Synopsis

Spamalot tells the legendary tale of King Arthur and the knights of the Round Table and features a bevy (or possibly a brace) of beautiful show girls, witch burnings (Cancelled too expensive) not to mention cows, killer rabbits and French people. The show features the hilarious songs He Is Not Dead Yet, Knights Of The Round Table, Find Your Grail and of course the Nation's Favourite Comedy Song (Reader’s Digest Poll 2009) Always Look on the Bright Side of Life.

Our Review:

Keith Paterson - 18 October 2010

If you are looking for an antidote to a cold, dark winter night, then Spamalot may just be the place to visit. Eric Idle and John Du Prez's very silly but highly enjoyable musical has been redesigned and redirected for the UK tour. It is, frankly, a cheaper version than graced the Palace Theatre. It could perhaps do with a few more chorus members to flesh out some of the production numbers.

That said, it is remains a jolly jape, well-performed by a talented and hard-working cast. Marcus Brigstocke effortlessly gets all the laughs he can as King Arthur and Hayley Tamaddon is a big-voiced Lady of The Lake. (Tamaddon is playing only the first night in Edinburgh with Amy Nuttall appearing for the rest of the week). The songs are fun and tuneful and the set and costumes, by Hugh Durrant, colourfully pantoesque. As the hapless Knights (and many other characters), Graham MacDuff, Simon Lipkin, Robin Armstrong and Samuel Holmes, are effective and entert...

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