Search

Saved articles

You have not yet added any article to your bookmarks!

Browse articles

GDPR Compliance

We use cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website. By continuing to use our site, you accept our use of cookies, Privacy Policy, and Terms of Service.

Little Shop of Horrors

 
James T. Harding Review by James T. Harding 3 Published: 21 Aug 2010 Show Dates: 31 Dec 1969-31 Dec 1969

Welcome to Skid Row, a New York slum where only those who don’t have any choice would go. Seymore is a penniless and geeky florist assistant, hopelessly in love with the unattainable Audrey. Little does he know, when christening a new plant Audrey II in her honour, that Audrey two will grow up to be significantly more dangerous than the average Venus fly trap. Many of the audience will already know a few songs from 60s-rock inspired score, and this is production is a good opportunity to get familiar with the show for those who don’t know it.This high-school production showed promise but much of the singing and dancing lacked conviction, bringing down what appears to be a sensitively-directed production. The good singing of Mushnik was not matched by the rest of the cast, and all the voices were constantly in danger of being swamped by the badly-synthed band as glimpsed with expressions of bored concentration at the back of the stage through the windows of the set. A mis-cast Scrivello (a camp wife-beater?) nevertheless got titters from the audience, but the real star of the show is the extravagant Audrey II puppet and it’s multiple-actor voice, whose gradual growth and graduation to carnivorous activities dominate visually as well as dramatically.

Related to this article:

Performances

The Blurb:

Pride. Greed. Desire. Watch out! Here comes Audrey II! A deadly threat has surfaced on Skid Row. The smash hit black comedy comes to abduct the Fringe with a fresh, exciting and energetic cast.