Reviews by KarenMischief Theatre’s improvised show streamed live from their “secret bunker”.
Some audience paid extra to be involved and help decide things about the show.
The show was a detective film featuring animal characters, set in a village. It was called Who Bun it?
It was nice to see some live theatre even if it was online. I preferred the story to the previous ones but it was very crazy but still quite amusing.
8/10
Mischief Theatre’s improvised show streamed live from their “secret bunker”.
Some audience paid extra to be involved and help decide things about the show and at one point one if them became part of the show.
Today’s show was a Vampire film set in a Palace called I found it in the bushes.
It was nice to see some live theatre even if it was online. I preferred this one and found it funnier to yesterday’s version.
8/10
Mischief Theatre’s improvised show streamed live from their “secret bunker”.
Some audience paid extra to be involved and help decide things about the show.
Today’s show was Quasers and Lasers a musical set in space.
It was nice to see some live theatre even if it was online.
I had never had the opportunity to see their improvised shows on stage before and this is a good way to watch it despite the lockdown, although I think I prefer their other shows.
7/10
Mischief Theatre has another hilarious show on BBC1 for Christmas that they managed to make during the covid pandemic. This time (as the name suggests) they are putting on their version of the nativity and things get crazy and go wrong.
The only problem was that it was too short.
10/10
This is a double bill of the hilarious Mischief Theatre productions about Peter Pan and Christmal Carol which the Cornley drama group try to put on, but are beset by problems.
10/10
This is a recording of the Broadway version of the acclaimed musical Hamilton, available to stream or download on Disney+.
It is about the life of Alexander Hamiltion who was one of the founding fathers of America.
It is a confusing and at times dull story for non-experts in US history particularly as many of the cast double up on roles.
It stars in Manuel Miranda as Hamilton and Jonathan Groff as a very funny King George III.
5/10
This is a limited release of a dramatisation of Sebastian Faulkes’s WW1 story.
It was filmed during lockdown with each performer filmed separately and the backgrounds put in later, and narration from the author.
It focuses on British Officer Stephen Wraysford and his life before the war, where he rescues an abused wife. It also looks at his time in the trenches during the war and how that affected him and those around him.
It jumps back and with a lot between time periods which is a bit confusing.
5/10
This special Zoom virtual table read in support of the Royal Theatrical Fund starred Joanna Lumley as the (self-titled) Narratress, Robert Lindsay as Estragon and Sir Michael Palin as Vladamir in Samuel Beckett’s play.
The play is a bit odd and seems to be about two depressed men talking to each other waiting for Godot to arrive to meet them (spoiler – Godot doesn’t turn up).
Despite the limits of the virtual setting with each performer performing from their own homes (including a phone going off at one point), it was impressive that they still had some costumes, props and movement and the narration using the stage directions helped to set the scene.
The main problem was that it was too short as the entire event was only an hour, including an introduction and Q & A. This meant they only included the start and end of the play (about 30 minutes worth of a 2.5-hour play).
7/10
This play by Alan Bennett stars Mark Gattis as Kung George III in this play about the problems caused by his mental health during his reign and the attempts by various members of the court to either discredit him and place the Prince of Wales on the throne versus those wanting to protect the King’s position.
7/10
This is a political comedy about the events in the mid-1970s when Labour and the Tories each had a problem getting a majority in Parliament, so they had to have a few general elections to sort it out. I found it interesting but a bit confusing keeping track of what was going on, and it may be easier to understand if you are familiar with that time in British political history.
They seemed to have some of the audience on stage forming the benches of parliament which looked a bit odd, particularly when the actors were also sharing the same benches.
6/10