Spamalot
From: Saturday, 30th September 2006
To: Saturday, 3 January 2009
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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:
4 July 2008
“Goodness Gracious Ni” read a typical headline in the build-up to Sanjeev Bhaskar’s inheritance of King Arthur’s crown. And it’s a big crown to fill – after Tim Curry, Simon-Russell Beale and Alan Dale, Bhaskar is the man charged with taking it over the finish line as Spamalot enters the twilight phase of its West End run.
But, rest assured Python fans, it’s retiring with dignity. Granted, Bhaskar is not the strongest singer, nor does he always look entirely comfortable under the endlessly expectant gaze of a West End audience, but what he does bring is a sense of rough-and-ready charm, a suitably fresh and cavalier approach to a role that has to be taken by the scruff of the neck.
Bhaskar revealed in the run-up to playing King Arthur that his wish is to make people forget the fact he is Indian, and only in doing that would he fully be doing his job. There are the occasional nods to Goodness Gracious Me - the menti...
Latest User Review
LW - 1 January 2009:
This was dire. My friend and I sat through the first half just baffled at people around us who were laughing - although a few people were not, and I distinctly heard a gentleman in the row in front remark to the woman next to him, "This is rubbish" (although he used a word worse than "rubbish"). It is just not funny. The cast didn't look as if they cared any more. Quite the worst thing I have ever seen in the West End. We left at the interval....
Cast
Sanjeev Bhaskar (King Arthur from Oct 5 not Mon. - from Nov 17 not Mon/Tue)
Nina Soderquist (Lady of the Lake)
Gerard Carey (Prince Herbert)
Ross Dawes (Sir Robin)
Jake Nightingale (Sir Lancelot)
Andrew Spillett (Patsy)
Adam Stafford (Sir Bedever)
Michael Xavier (Sir Dennis Galahad)
Creative
Eric Idle (Book)
John Du Prez (Music)
Eric Idle (Lyrics)
Boyett Ostar Productions (Producer)
Mike Nichols (Director)
Casey Nicholaw (Choreographer)
Tim Hatley (Costume)
Tim Hatley (Design)
Hugh Vanstone (Lighting)
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