Summer lovin', had me a blast
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ventaLast January sort of time I went to the Soho Theatre to see Midsummer (a play with songs). I now can't find the write-up of it I thought I did at the time, so perhaps that part only happened in my head.
Anyway, it's on again at the Tricycle Theatre in Kilburn until January 29th.
Right. If you don't live in London, I'll let you off. If you do live in London, you very likely have absolutely no excuse: go and see it. It's bloody marvellous. Ignore the blurb on the Tricycle's page, I don't think it really gives a good sense of what the play's like. It is a romantic comedy only in the sense that it concerns the relationship between two people, and it made me laugh. Anyone calling it a romantic comedy, however, is doing it a grave disservice. It's wry, and cynical, and hilarious. It's clever, and self-referential and a bit meta in places. It was a huge hit at the Edinburgh Fringe a couple of years ago, and is still performed by the same two-person cast. Their timing is immaculate (as it needs to be, for a lot of the dialogue) and the energy between them is amazing. Sitting in the theatre watching the story unfold (even though I knew what was coming) made me enormously happy.
Oh, and the songs are written by some chap called Gordon McIntyre, whom the smart money will immediately recognise as Mr Ballboy. And if you're not the smart money, get on the case because Ballboy are fabulous anyway.
Don't go and see Midsummer if you think that "Fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck" is not a valid line of dialogue. Or indeed if people saying "fuck" offends you.
I have heard a mildly unsubstantiated rumour that booking tickets over the phone and quoting "January promotion" will get you tickets for £9. (It worked for us[*], but I had previously thought the January sale ended today). A further rumour suggests that Gordon McIntyre has offered a personal money-back guarantee if you don't like it.
[*] I stand corrected: apparently we quoted "january sales", and that offer runs til Saturday. We are unsure whether this "january promotion" is a different one, or just someone getting their facts wonky.
Anyway, it's on again at the Tricycle Theatre in Kilburn until January 29th.
Right. If you don't live in London, I'll let you off. If you do live in London, you very likely have absolutely no excuse: go and see it. It's bloody marvellous. Ignore the blurb on the Tricycle's page, I don't think it really gives a good sense of what the play's like. It is a romantic comedy only in the sense that it concerns the relationship between two people, and it made me laugh. Anyone calling it a romantic comedy, however, is doing it a grave disservice. It's wry, and cynical, and hilarious. It's clever, and self-referential and a bit meta in places. It was a huge hit at the Edinburgh Fringe a couple of years ago, and is still performed by the same two-person cast. Their timing is immaculate (as it needs to be, for a lot of the dialogue) and the energy between them is amazing. Sitting in the theatre watching the story unfold (even though I knew what was coming) made me enormously happy.
Oh, and the songs are written by some chap called Gordon McIntyre, whom the smart money will immediately recognise as Mr Ballboy. And if you're not the smart money, get on the case because Ballboy are fabulous anyway.
Don't go and see Midsummer if you think that "Fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck" is not a valid line of dialogue. Or indeed if people saying "fuck" offends you.
I have heard a mildly unsubstantiated rumour that booking tickets over the phone and quoting "January promotion" will get you tickets for £9. (It worked for us[*], but I had previously thought the January sale ended today). A further rumour suggests that Gordon McIntyre has offered a personal money-back guarantee if you don't like it.
[*] I stand corrected: apparently we quoted "january sales", and that offer runs til Saturday. We are unsure whether this "january promotion" is a different one, or just someone getting their facts wonky.
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