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The Other Guys: Afternoon Delight

 
Charlotte Ivers Review by Charlotte Ivers 3 Published: 16 Aug 2014 The Boards Show Dates: 11 Aug 2014-16 Aug 2014

The Other Guys: Afternoon Delight is an enjoyable and light hearted a capella show. These boys from St Andrews can certainly carry a tune and they manage an enjoyable balance between comedy and high quality performance.

The Other Guys’ afternoon offering will not bore you, but it will not blow you away either.

The group are at their best when performing parodies of popular songs – something that not many student a capella groups at the Fringe offer. My personal favourite was a hilarious adaptation of Coolio’s Gansta’s Paradise. There are also original compositions – another rarity for a student group. Certainly, if you have seen a lot of student a capella this festival and are starting to feel jaded by it, The Other Guys offer something fresh.

Having said this, the professionalism apparent in other shows is somewhat lacking. The song changes are rather bumbling and the dance routines could definitely be more exciting. Nonetheless, when things do work, they work very well and it is hard not to be engaged by the group’s energetic performance. Musically, there is an excellent range on offer from Scottish traditional ballads to recent chart toppers. The harmonies are assured, if at no point particularly ground-breaking.

The Other Guys’ afternoon offering will not bore you, but it will not blow you away either. You won’t go away raving to your friends about it, but you certainly won’t begrudge them the price of a ticket.  

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The Other Guys invite you to afternoon tea! Fresh from their east coast US tour, the award-winning a cappella group from St Andrews return to Edinburgh. The Guys have a huge YouTube fan base, have charted on the Official UK Top 40 and have performed for Will and Kate – so expect a royal welcome! With exquisite harmonies, hilarious parodies and suspect dance moves, entertainment is guaranteed! ‘Wonderful!’ (Stephen Fry). ‘Terrific’ (Eric Whitacre). ‘Iron your shirts!’ (The Other Mothers).