Camelot

Synopsis

Romantic musical based on the legend of King Arthur, his queen Guinevere and Lancelot - the king's favourite knight and the queen's lover. Songs include How To Handle a Woman, Camelot, etc.

Our Review:

26 July 2004

Of all London’s theatres, none is quite so dependent on the vagaries of the weather as the Open Air Theatre in Regent’s Park. No wonder that Alan Jay Lerner’s lyrics to the title song of the 1960 musical Camelot, receiving its first London revival here since 1982, strike a special resonance:
“The crown has made it clear,
The climate must be perfect all year….
July and August cannot be too hot
And there’s a legal limit to the snow here in Camelot.
The winter is forbidden till December
And exits March the 2nd on the dot
By order the summer lingers till September
In Camelot…”

For this musical’s return to the Court of King Arthur (just as a new film on the subject, starring Clive Owen, is about to be released), the weather obeyed those dictates to the letter, delivering a perfectly balmy summer’s evening for the press night, at least. But for once I prayed, albeit in vain, for rain.

That may seem unduly uncha...

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Latest User Review

USER: Whatsonstage.com (203.109.254.50) - 2 September 2004:

Get rid of Mark Shenton as a reviewer. He has too many attitude problems as displayed in his comments for the outdoor production of 'Camelot'. The musical, one of the best from Broadway, is faithfully recreated with a wonderful score/music/lyrics and the outdoor setting is perfect for this production.The songs and storyline of King Arthur, Guinivere, and Sir Lancelot flow with superb professionalism to relive albeit tongue in cheek, days of yore. For goodness sake give Mark Shenton his Harry Potter book and send him back to his bedroom. Yours truly, C.J.Ross....

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