Made Up
From: Wednesday, 4th April 2012
To: Saturday, 21 April 2012
Our Review: 
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Synopsis
Straight off the top of our heads: a story from nowhere and a musical score on the hoof. Script-defying theatre makers Cartoon de Salvo and sonic shape shifters The Adventurists join forces to present Made Up, a new play every night. Cartoon de Salvo is one of Britain's most respected national and international touring theatre companies. Previous productions include: Hard Hearted Hannah and Pub Rock.
Our Review:
12 April 2012
A completely improvised show, with music, you say? Not the most original idea, no - but one still guaranteed to be perpetually funny, fairly tense, and unequivocally barmy.
So it is with Made Up, a show produced by comedy troop Cartoon de Salvo featuring live music from The Adventurists. The premise of this show revolves around improvised story-telling, whether that be comedy or tragedy, with a format loosely directed by Alex Murdoch (who also performs).
The actual narrative however, is (as expected) made up on the spot. After input from the audience, the storyline, "Hunting the Shark" was chosen for this particular show. Funny in parts, and touching at intervals, the story swept up the viewers moment by moment as the actors began to construct characters, settings (both a boat and a desert island), and the plot.
Given that the mechanics of the show are completely transparent, the most comedic element of the performance is arguably the ...
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Cartoon De Salvo (Company)
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