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CABARET (musical)
CONTAINS NUDITY / ADULT SCENES. NOT SUITABLE FOR CHILDREN OR THE EASILY OFFENDED.
Berlin during the rise of
Nazi Germany. A visiting American observes the goings on as he falls for English
girl Sally Bowles who shares his boarding house and ekes out a tawdry existence
at Berlin’s “Kit Kat” Club. As anti-Semitism and persecution of anyone different
becomes harder to dismiss, outrageous people perform for one last time before
the storm breaks and tomorrow belongs temporarily to the darkest forces… A
revival of the classic Kander and Ebb musical.
Click here now to view video clips from
this show
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Prior to new cast taking over on 1st October 2007.
Apparently the Kit Kat girls fight every night to keep their clothes on -
one night they might lose... as almost the whole cast seems to in this
production. From Germanic health to Nazi efficiency, director Rufus Norris
intends making a point by doing so. By scattering other 'rudities' (and
crudities) through the rest of the evening, the impact is diminished somewhat
when it most counts.This isn't the shatteringly intimate Donmar version with each character honed
and disciplined to extract maximum symbolism from the text. Instead a boisterous
evening of wildly varied performances leaves the audience to find the meaning
for themselves.
This probably isn't going to be a landmark production of the show, nor one
that will appeal to those who recall other less, er, undressed versions with
affection. It's different, plain different, and at least an antidote to the
blander musical fare opening around it this autumn in London.
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