What is it about nuns behaving badly that people find so amusing? It is absolute nunsense... See what I did there? Unfortunately, that is the level of humour the show has to offer.Nunsense tells the story of the nineteen surviving nuns from the Little Sisters of Hoboken (the other 52 were tragically poisoned by the cook) who now must raise money to pay for the remaining burials. It would seem that a Wii Fit was not the best financial investment for the nunnery, when you have four nuns in the freezer.If you are one of the aforementioned people who find nuns intrinsically amusing and the synopsis sounds great then you will be delighted to find out that there are three productions of Nunsense at this year’s fringe! Otherwise, you may prefer to sit at home with a cup of tea and a book.The young cast from Norfolk Youth Music Theatre do their best with this production – unfortunately you get the sense that some performers are more talented than their roles give them credit for, whereas others are pushed to breaking point by their vocal lines. It is best to bear in mind that this is an amateur production. It feels it. The staging is archaic, the punch-lines are predictable and the accents were all over the place - all in all it just feels very old-fashioned.It is an inoffensive, polite, comfy type of show, and is reminiscent of your favourite pair of slippers. You know the ones. Tatty. Well-loved. You should have thrown them out years ago, but you can’t bring yourself to do it. This is a show to take your parents and grandparents to, who will mindlessly clap along to the songs. The show is fun in parts, but most of the humour is exhausted.
