Review: 'Berlusconi: A New Musical' Is Hammy and Hamstrung
The show, in London, skewers its protagonist through maximalist kitsch, but it comes with a tone of finger-wagging moralism that’s no fun.
Source: nytimes.com
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Berlusconi, Southwark Playhouse Elephant review - curious new musical satire
A reprehensible man treats women badly, but the political magic is left entirely unexplored. Theatre review by Gary Naylor
Source: theartsdesk.com
Berlusconi – A New Musical at Southwark Playhouse Elephant: please, no (a)more
This aimless musical is more a minestrone of ideas than a bunga-bunga romp
Source: standard.co.uk
Berlusconi review — this bunga-bunga musical could be a hit
Sometimes, for all its flaws, a musical is still worth seeing. You could spend a couple of hours mulling over the weaknesses in Ricky Simmonds and Simon Vaughan’s storytelling: it’s not so much a portrait of Italy’s man of destiny as a galloping fever dream — Evita meets Jerry Springer: The Opera.
Source: thetimes.co.uk
Berlusconi: A New Musical review – bunga bunga banality
It’s a nice idea but this disconnected show about the former Italian PM makes some bizarre choices and lacks satirical bite
Source: theguardian.com