Barbershopera II
From: Tuesday, 5th January 2010
To: Saturday, 6 February 2010
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Synopsis
An award winning musical comedy which tells the unlikely story of a Catalan matador who inherits a Norfolk barbershop. A delightfully madcap show packed with laughs, tears and stampeding cows - all in four-part harmony. Will our young hero manage to enchant the locals with his continental flair? How will he fare against local favourite Trevor Sorbet in a high-stakes coiffeurs’ cut-off? Can he win the heart of the beautiful town crier? And will he ever leave Norfolk again?
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10 January 2010
The cast list of Barbershopera II reads like a bad joke: a Catalan Matador, a bouffant-topped hairdresser and a town crier (and her dad), all dwelling in Shavingham, Norfolk. The plot is not much more sophisticated. After the death of barber Johnny Johnson, his long lost son, a matador named Esteve, arrives in search of his late father’s Golden Thinning Scissors. He finds himself up against not only his father’s friends, town crier Vicky and her father Rod, but the formidable hair stylist Trevor Sorbet. Expect plenty of jokes about barbers, Norfolk inbreeding and the insatiable murderous desire of a bull fighter…
The story is as silly as you would expect but of course, the pull here is not the plot but the fact that it is almost entirely performed in four-part harmony. Writers Rob Castell and Tom Sadler prove themselves a formidable team, writing harmonies and lyrics that are quite simply breathtaking. Both take leading roles in the show: Castell plays...
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Amy - 16 January 2010: ![]()
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Bl**dy wondeful and I'll be booking for B3 at Edinburgh as well as Afternoon Delight....
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Rob Castell (Author)
Tom Sadler (in collaboration with Sarah Tipple) (Author)
James Seabright (Producer)
Sarah Tipple (Director)
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