The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
From: Friday, 11th February 2011
To: Saturday, 2 April 2011
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Synopsis
Only those blessed with an extraordinary ability and love of language qualify for the Putnam County Spelling Bee. But there can only be one winner and with a place in the national final at stake, emotions run high, hopes are quashed and dreams are broken. Dust off your dictionary and prepare yourselves for the spelling challenge of a lifetime in William Finn and Rachel Sheinkin’s hilarious Tony Award-winning musical. This riotous musical comedy is guaranteed to have you cachinnating (use it in a sentence, request a definition?).
Our Review:
Michael Coveney - 22 February 2011
Is musical comedy making a comeback? The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee by William Finn (music and lyrics) and Rachel Sheinkin (book), a semi-improvisatory ninety-five minute spelling competition musical which made it from off-Broadway to on five years ago, is witty, punchy and slightly off-colour.
And if Jamie Lloyd’s high-octane, brilliantly cast production doesn’t clinch him the artistic directorship of the Donmar Warehouse in succession to Michael Grandage, I don’t know what will.
With designer Christopher Oram, he’s transformed the theatre into a school gymnasium, replaced the bench seating with blue school chairs and created a playground atmosphere with some stabbingly sharp characterisations and a perfect balance between music and comedy; it’s so much more fun than Passion.
The marvellous documentary movie Spellbound (2002) was a record of a national spelling bee; this s...
Latest User Review
addicted to theatre - 7 April 2011:
Gosh, this was fun, with some lovely tunes and witty lyrics. Why isn't this transferring?...
Cast
Steve Pemberton
Katherine Kingsley
Chris Carswell
David Fynn
Hayley Gallivan
Harry Hepple
Maria Lawson
Ako Mitchell
Iris Roberts
Creative
William Finn (Music)
William Finn (Lyrics)
Rachel Sheinkin (Book)
Donmar Warehouse (Producer)
Jamie Lloyd (Director)
Christopher Oram (Design)
Neil Austin (Lighting)
Alan Williams (Musical Director)
Nick Lidster (Sound)
Terry Jardine (for Autograph) (Sound)
Ann Yee (Choreographer)
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