by Zahid Fayyaz
This is a model new venue within the West End that just lately opened in Covent Garden, presently internet hosting a revue of Stephen Sondheim songs as its opening manufacturing. The efficiency house is upstairs on the Prince of Wales pub. It is a comfy venue with a supper membership vibe to it, and the viewers is up shut and private to the stage and its performers.
As a one act, 60-minute present with songs and no guide, the standard of Sondheim’s songs shines via on this efficiency. Comprising of Sondheim numbers lower from a number of musicals sung by a person and a girl, this is excellent as a musical theatre present, particularly for followers of Sondheim’s explicit fashion of music. The idea is that the 2 leads by no means truly meet, and sing their respective songs with out realizing of one another’s existence. Its definitely an interesting and inventive strategy to stage the duets specifically. Overall, the songs are of the prime quality you’d count on from Sondheim, with explicit favourites being ‘Bring on the Girls’ from Follies, and ‘Silly People’ from A Little Night Music. Shelley Rivers and Markus Sodergren are the 2 great singers who persistently nail the difficulties inside every of the songs.
As a primary manufacturing at this theatre, it is a clever present to begin off with due to its broad attraction. There is a superb vitality to the performances, and its nicely value going to look at, particularly for individuals who love Sondheim’s musicals.
Marry Me a Little runs via 13 April.
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