Musical review: The Stripper (not what you think ;)

Well last night after my driving lesson (which didn't go as badly as last week) I went along with my parents to our local Theatre in the town's centre. I haven't been in the theatre for well over a year, and it is a shame because it is such a nice place. Full of lots of different plays from pantomime, comedy, romance, mystery and horror. The play I went to see was called 'The Stripper'. It was originally a book by Carter Brown and the actor Richard O'Brien (who created and starred in 'The Rocky Horror Show' and Richard Harley decided to develop the story into a musical production. I must say it was really very good. When I first heard about it I wasn't too sure to be honest. But I was wrong, it was hilariously funny but also a little bit sad.

The play was based in America in the 1960s. The story begins when a woman is killed but people aren't too sure who, or why the murder took place. The woman 'Patty' has a cousin in the American City as well, who the police lieutenant immediately question, she is a stripper named 'Deadpan Dolores'. It turns out that Patty went to a dating agency and came into contact with the two owners who are not what they seem, the owner of the club where Dolores dances and his assistant. Harvey stern who is the man who Patty has had a date with is the local florist and has come into contact with all of the above before. He was the funniest character I thought (He was in the West End version of 'Guys and Dolls', which I saw for my 14th/15th birthday with Patrick Swazee in it:) Harvey did not appreciate his date with Patty as he thought she was boring. However he phones the sheriffs office to confess what he knows but by the time Al Wheeler (The lieutenant) has arrived he has been killed. The song he sings at this point is so funny and the actor who plays Harvey 'Jack Edwards' is hilarious. This murder leads to yet more clues for Al Wheeler who with Dolores' help, is able to solve the case. It turns out it was the club owners assistant who did it, but all of the dating agency owners and the club owner all has a part to play in the crime.

The play was so good and is going on tour this year around England. Apparently if it does well it is going to be placed in a West End theatre :) I hope it does because it really is very good and funny.

The set of the play was amazing! It all interlocked with each other and had loads of different scenes based in different places. I like it when scenes have different sets because it gives you something different to analyse. The costumes were also brilliant and typical of the 1960s. I loved Dolores' hair. It was short and blonde like Marilyn Monroe's :) The men also wore suits and perfect vintage shoes. It was a brilliant vintage style play :)

The jazz band were really brilliant as well! The music they played set the scene and the era perfectly. They were amazing musicians! :)

In other news...

Today was my last day volunteering at the library :( I feel quite sad about it because it was such good fun and was a really nice past time to do. The people that worked at the library were lovely and so were the children. At least it gave me some experience and you never know they may have some more Saturday work for me to do at some time :)

At the moment I have an obsession with the song 'Breathe Me' by Sia :) I'm listening to it at the moment and just can't stop. It is a beautiful piece of music and she has such a lovely voice :)
I also can't wait for Amanda's art work to get here either :)

Anyway, I hope I haven't bored you with my rambling. I hope you're all having a fabulous weekend and have a lovely time next week :)

~ Kirsty x