Urinetown

I must admit when I got invited to watch Urinetown the Musical I was a bit apprehensive due to its
‘interesting’ name. I arrived at Hull Truck Theatre to an extremely full lobby with a definite buzz filling the
area. Shortly after arriving some of the cast, with their excellent character portrayal, gave us a small
taster of what was instore for the rest of the evening and let me tell you, it was fantastic. A night full of
heart felt laughs from start to finish.
The creative team of this show have done an exceptional job at creating a truly superb piece of theatre.
Every single element of this show fit together effortlessly so that a well rounded experience was had by
all. The staging was simple yet effective with the majority of the show being set with the initial scenery in
place with changes of location being represented my a desk and a turning screen. The area was well
used and the incorporation of elevated areas really helped to portray different locations.
There are so many talented cast member within Hessle Theatre Company it must have been hard to find
only one person for each part. One of my favourite characters had to be Officer Lockstock played by
James Willis. Such a funny character that comedically narrated the entire show. This must have been a
hard character to portray as Officer Lockstock had an overall likeable demeaner but in fact was a villain.
Willis did an excellent job at encompassing every aspect of the character. The romantic duo of Bobby
strong and Hope Cladwell, James Galer and Georgia Wormald, where phenomenal, truly stereotypical of
classic heroes and heroines but with another truly comedic undertone that made you route for them while
still doubling over with laughter. Elinor Kirby who played Little Sally was truly fabulous, she played the
very naïve character excellently and you would be hard pushed to realise that she wasn’t an actual child.
The most memorable signing performance I took away from this performance had to be Georgina Garton
who played Ms Penelope Pennywise. Wow! What a stunning voice. Although she portrayed her
character extremely well, for me, her singing will stay in my mind for quite some time. I know there are
many within the cast I have not mentioned by name but if I did I would end up writing a short book on the
pure talent in the show. Each and every cast member deserved their own very heartfelt well done.
As I have mentioned in reviews for other societies I am very partial to choreography and this show was
full of wonderfully choreographed numbers. The combination of Sarah Brodie, Sophie Robinson and
Richard Foot is obviously a winning mix. From previous experience I know that it is difficult with shows
with more than one choreographer to blend the numbers in, to look like they belong together but boy did
these three accomplish this with bells on. Each number was well rehearsed, and coordination was
magnificent. The accompaniment of the choreography and the casts expressions really made the dances
come alive.
Hessle Theatre group you are spectacular! You should be so proud of yourselves. I am very much
eagerly awaiting my next invitation to see your next performance. My only regret from seeing this show is
that I did not have the chance to come and see for a second time. Well done!

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