Month: July 2021

Tonight was a spy thriller movie set in a warehouse in East London called The Man Who Came In From The Cold Storage.

Due to the isolation problem Sue joined via Zoom rather than be in the studio.

Social media asked for longest greeting, High Q who has a haiku for every situation, silliest situation for a parade.

The Hero was Agent Macabre, who was in a relationship with her boss H, and the villain was Auntie Freeze

Jonathan Sayer as Oscar got very panicked about some of the shooting and kissing in the “family friendly” matinee.

7/10

Tonight was a funy heist set at Southend Pier called Pier Today, Gone Tomorrow.

Social media asked for a character who can summon a musical fanfare with a gesture, most disruptive haircut, and inappropriately timed pratfall.

A self-isolating Harry Kershaw also joined as part of the Zoom audience & played a guard with dodgy riddles.

It had 2 groups raccing to carry out a heist on a lighthouse to steel gold.

8/10

After the second show on Sequel Sunday has to be cancelled at incredibly shortt notice due to a positive covid test, Mischief miraculously managed to get an almost completely new cast together, of people who were not required to self isolate.

Tonight was a much less socially distanced audience due to the relaxation of other restrictions.

The movie was a school reunion set at Josephs School called Back To The Tutor.

Social media asked for brutal advice given by grandma, grandiose entrance of a background character, inappropriately timed game show.

Due to the social distancing problems Henry Lewis was on Zoom. He had a cameo as their head teacher who did quick game show & a ghost – when he wasn’t muted.

The main story was about finding love, being who you are and trying to defeat bullies.

8/10

This was the first part of a Sequel Sunday.

It was a monster epic set on the streets of Croydon called Croydonosaurus.

Social media asked for a 90s/00s boy band song, fictional product placement, and a romantic pottery scene.

Scientists who were developing was to make people live longer, but made them bigger (resulting a giant ladybird called Tarquin) investigated a secret island on the Thames where a monster with 2 heads (one dinosaur and one shark) was rumoured to live.

7/10

Nancy was back presenting as Emmy & after a break since the first show of this run, Dave was back in the cast.

It was a time travel musical set in Ipswich called Ipswich It Up.

Social media asked for sidekick sid, who always tries to get into the action, Samantha Sunshine, the cheeriest character who has the darkest suggestions and best interruption by a cheerleading squad.

It had a computer shop, a pizza restaurant, and trying  to alter the timeline to save a life.

Due to a lack of women in the acting cast the men for dvthey were playing women – often only when their character name was announced – which was very funny.

9/10

This was my 3rd time seeing this play and my first live in-person theatre trip for over a year and a half!

I chose this as my first show after lockdown as I wanted something I liked and was familiar with to try to spot covid related safety changes. The pre-show show has been adapted with the cast/crew interacting with the audience from the stage or sound desk area, with a cast/crew member taking the role normally filled by an audience member.

This is a “play within a play” and is a pure farce with a drama group putting on a murder mystery. It has fault props, problems with lines, injuries and scenery/set problems.

It was just as good as the pre-West End your version I saw with the original cast and the one I saw a couple of years ago at the Duchess Theatre (although this time didn’t have an unscripted extra safety curtain appearance due to something going wrong for real), there were understudied for Trevor (Euan Bennet) and Max (Jack Michael Stacey), but they were very good in the role – and Winston, the dog, is still missing!

10/10