Legacy Falls
From: Wednesday, 27th October 2010
To: Saturday, 20 November 2010
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Synopsis
The show exposes in glorious technicolour all the bitchiness and back-stabbing behind the scenes and in front of the camera on a fictional American daytime soap opera. Legacy Falls was trialled in Bermuda to rave reviews in 2003.
Our Review:
1 November 2010
Lightning strikes, the actors are set, the cameras are rolling – welcome to the world of Legacy Falls. This new musical, penned by James Burn and Ian Poitier follows a successful American soap in its 30th year. From the regretful relics to the hot new things on the block, we delve into off-camera politics and hidden relationships behind the sound stage doors.
Mark Inscoe plays our leading man Jack Monroe with charming likeability – especially in his tender solo number “Usually”. Aimie Atkinson is on top form as the naive newcomer, Amber Fox. Her comical song about the “casting couch” is sung with cheeky precision – a budding Idina Menzel dare I say. Davis Brooks often steals the show as pretty boy, Jed. His vain glances to camera, peck dancing and constant efforts to flex his muscles make for some funny viewing.
Despite these enjoyable performances, the piece struggles to engage its audience. Subplot...
Latest User Review
Jayne - 14 January 2011:
Astounded that anyone not involved with this show would give it anything more than an average review. The talented energised cast were clearly doing the most they could with a script that needs serious editing. There were moments of great comedy in the deliberate 'badly acted, badly written' soap scenes, but when this is contrasted with a 'real' scene that is badly written, badly directed and with two dimensional characters the comedy of the earlier scenes was lost. I applaud this incredibly talented cast for their commitment but they were up against it to do anything with the bulk of the material. ...
Cast
Tara Hugo (Stephanie Stone)
Joanne Heywood (Taylor Taylor)
Aimie Atkinson (Amber Fox)
Rosalind Blessed (Frankie)
Amy Anzel (Fleur McCann)
Pippa Winslow (Mother)
Mark Inscoe (Edward Trafford)
Tim Oxbrow (Daniel Morrison)
Stephen Von Screiber (Mr Everlon)
Davis Brooks (Ridge Warner)
Ezra Axelrod (Tom)
Bart Williams (Waiter)
Creative
James Burn (Author)
James Burn (Music)
Warren Cabral (for Choughed Productions Ltd) (Producer)
Danielle Tarento (Producer)
Ian Poitier (Director)
Ian Poitier (Choreographer)
Michael Bradley (Musical Director)
Paul Kitson (assistant) (Director)
Georgia Lowe (Design)
Georgia Lowe (Costume)
Mike Robertson (Lighting)
Andrew Johnson (Sound)
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