Spamalot

This musical, “lovingly ripped-off” from the film Monty Python and the Holy Grail, tells the story of King Arthur and his motley crew of Knights exploits to find the Holy Grail.

Bob Tucker as King Arthur gave an assured and consummate performance, and knew how to work an audience. His impressive stature and presence, showcased a real leading man, very well cast.

Andrew Carr was perfect as the coconut shell horse clopping Patsy, and was a joy to watch. His portrayal was immensely likeable, delightfully silly. Harriet Taylor as the Lady of the Lake gave an excellent performance, producing some very funny facial expressions and a fine singing voice, commanding the stage as every diva should.

The knights of the round table consisted of Iain Scott as Dennis/Sir Galahad, Tom Dyer as Sir Robin, Iain Mullett as Sir Lancelot and Darren Edwards as Sir Bedevre gave a good collective performance in addition to great individual performances. Good comic timing and facial expressions were in abundance.

The chorus threw themselves enthusiastically into the ensemble numbers. Ably supporting the main cast.

The fixed castle set worked well for this production, Lighting, ably supplied by Lightsource Production Services and complimented the production. Costumes were colourful and appropriate to the period.

Congratulation must go to Fiona Porter-Smith on her debut direction of a musical, excellent job. Music was first class under the musical direction of Ben Davies. The choreography worked very well and was just right for each number.

Many congratulations to everyone at PODS.

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