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Blackpool impresario Varthur McArthur has a doozy of an idea for a new show, a circus/seafaring whodunnit subtitled Death on the High Seas Trapeze. He assembles his cast for dinner, and â one power cut later â ends up dead, his face planted in a bowl of soup. Oh, the irony! But this lurid twist is merely an aperitif at A Killer Party, a cheerfully camp murder mystery musical for home viewing that made waves in the US last year. Recorded by an isolated cast, and spliced together ingeniously in Benji Sperringâs UK production, it is (judging by the first three of nine episodes) preposterous, barely coherent, likably silly and undeniably hummable.
A Killer Party ‘is a lot of fun’ | Review
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May 7, 2021
I wouldn’t exactly say Ben Forster appearing as himself in this musical comedy is a career highlight (he is, after all, someone who has played the title role in the West End production of
The Phantom of the Opera) but it’s evident that he doesn’t take himself too seriously in
A Killer Party. The narrative arc is as predictable as night follows day. In short, this is a murder mystery story in which various leads are followed up, some more plausible than others, before eventually there’s a breakthrough of some kind in the investigation which results in the case being solved.
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Fans of Abba have been blue since the day we parted from the mother of all popular musicals, Mamma Mia!
But here we go again take heart, because the show is returning, for a limited run, in the 100-acre grounds of one of the country s grandest stately homes.
Judy Craymer, the brains behind the long-running hit, told me a full production of Mamma Mia! will play 23 performances on a specially erected stage, complete with giant sound system and spectacular lighting design, at Harewood House in Leeds, in August.
The producer said it would be the first opportunity for people to see the musical since its West End and touring versions closed in the UK a year ago.
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The Prince of Egypt had its London premiere in early 2020 just before lockdown saw the curtain come down. Since theatres went dark the show released the Original West End Cast Recording which sure did help with the wait, but thankfully the show has made plans to return.
The Prince of Egypt is set to reopen at the
West End’s Dominion Theatre from 1 July to 4 September with social distancing in place. The musical plans to open at full capacity from 6 September 2021.
The West End s The Prince of Egypt to reopen from July!
The Prince of Egypt West End musical