June 30, 2009
A Fistful of Mondays is very well scripted and choreographed with an excellent choice of casting, in particular Barry the Barman and Tom Jones the karaoke singer (no, not that one). The performances from all 8 actors were flawless, funny and the cast had good chemistry between them.
My favourite scene was when Barry caught Tom cheating on him with the Munching Mule and storming off in a huff with his plastic cactus (you really have to see it to appreciate it) – a really well scripted scene and the funniest of the show. The subplot running through the play was the loss of the local pub and social club in favour of the cheap chains springing up all over the country, and Barry’s battle to fight the local rival chain to keep the social club open.
The story about love, life and loss was interwoven around the songs and dance routines to usually good effect, however I felt that ‘Annie’s Song’ was a bit wasted being just a filler in the first half, this could have been a powerful dealbreaker song for Tom and Annie but instead it passed almost like background music.
The audience loved the show and were engaged throughout, however the OFS was unbearably hot and I couldn’t believe they had no air conditioning in there (or if so it was extremely poor). People all around were visibly dripping with sweat and it was a credit to the excellent show that nearly everyone stuck it out till the end in support. If the temperature had been more bearable, I think the audience engagement would have been even more enthusiastic.
After seeing this my girlfriends and I would certainly try out a linedancing club if it meant we found our very own Tom there. However, as I pointed out to them, sadly we do live in the real world, but it was a nice evening of escapism.
My favourite scene was when Barry caught Tom cheating on him with the Munching Mule and storming off in a huff with his plastic cactus (you really have to see it to appreciate it) – a really well scripted scene and the funniest of the show. The subplot running through the play was the loss of the local pub and social club in favour of the cheap chains springing up all over the country, and Barry’s battle to fight the local rival chain to keep the social club open.
The story about love, life and loss was interwoven around the songs and dance routines to usually good effect, however I felt that ‘Annie’s Song’ was a bit wasted being just a filler in the first half, this could have been a powerful dealbreaker song for Tom and Annie but instead it passed almost like background music.
The audience loved the show and were engaged throughout, however the OFS was unbearably hot and I couldn’t believe they had no air conditioning in there (or if so it was extremely poor). People all around were visibly dripping with sweat and it was a credit to the excellent show that nearly everyone stuck it out till the end in support. If the temperature had been more bearable, I think the audience engagement would have been even more enthusiastic.
After seeing this my girlfriends and I would certainly try out a linedancing club if it meant we found our very own Tom there. However, as I pointed out to them, sadly we do live in the real world, but it was a nice evening of escapism.