Tasting Notes at Southwark Playhouse – review
Charlie Ryall and Richard Baker's new musical continues until 27 August
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Charlie Ryall and Richard Baker's new musical continues until 27 August
At least the cast appear to be enjoying themselves, which rubs off on the audience’s responses to the performance.
Not much goes right for a show whose characters are similarly ill-fated . Theatre review by Gary Naylor
Expect to be entertained and enjoy delicious production values and quality performances; but if you want to be challenged, you’re unlikely to find it here.
Cradled in the wonderfully crumbling Victorian grandeur of Wilton's Music Hall, the entire pared-down production makes a virtue of simplicity. Sixteen chaps and a piano, two sets of bunk beds, a couple of ropes and three metal boxes create theatrical magic, elevated by Lizzie Gee's endlessly exhilarating choreography. I've seen grand, lavish productions of this