'Little Shop of Horrors', by The Talentz; a review.
For
those of you who don’t know, The
Talentz is
an epic, award-winning musical theatre company offering professional training for folks aged 4 to 21 in Kent and I
finally got the chance to see one of their shows, ‘Little Shop of Horrors’, last night.
First
of all, I was amazed just how many people were in the audience,
considering it was a Thursday night and the show was running all
weekend – clearly these superstars are very well loved. Then I
spent the rest of the night being awed again and again at how
incredibly talented the whole company are.
I have never seen ‘Little Shop of Horrors’, and because I have this weird thing in my mind that tells me to not listen to any soundtracks or Google plots before I see a show, it’s safe to say my eyes boggled and I was shrieking with surprise many times throughout this performance.
For
those of you who, like me, have never seen this show before, here’s all
you need to know:
Meek
flower shop assistant Seymour Krelborn
(Nathan
Morris)
has
got it bad
for co-worker Audrey (Gracie
Franklin).
During a total eclipse, he discovers an unusual plant which
he
names Audrey II (Charlie
King, plus some other humans!)…
and
it
feeds
only on human flesh and blood. The growing plant attracts a great
deal of business for the previously struggling store, Mushnik’s.
After Seymour feeds Audrey's boyfriend, Orin (Cameron
McColm),
to the plant after Orin's accidental death, he must come up with more
bodies for the increasingly bloodthirsty plant.
What
I loved most about ‘Little Shop of Horrors’ by The Talentz was
that the best performers were not just the young people playing main
parts. Every person involved in this production – whether they sang
solos, danced in a group, lined the sides of the stalls and sang in
chorus, or wore tight green body suits and truly captured the energy
of the evil plant – was crucial and perfectly cast.
Why is Seymour stopping Audrey II?!— The Talentz (@TheTalentz) April 15, 2019
You’ll have to join us to find out at the EM Forster Theatre, Thursday to Saturday this week!
Tickets from https://t.co/QdcgZ1YRUv 🌱 pic.twitter.com/ghs9YmM9Yt
Favourite bit? Gotta be when (spoiler alert) Audrey II ate the demon dentist. She definitely wasn’t the only one cackling as that happened.
Basically, you simply must see this show. Book tickets HERE – and if you can’t make it this time, definitely follow The Talentz for news about future performances!
Ever wondered exactly what it is we do at Talentz? #musicaltheatre #drama #singing #dance #workshops #classes #courses pic.twitter.com/Tn6aRGfrSm— The Talentz (@TheTalentz) November 17, 2016
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