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The former prime minister of Italy, Silvio Berlusconi and his tax evasion scandal is a really area of interest thought to jot down a musical about. But the Producers of Fleabag and Baby Reindeer (who describe this present as ‘Evita on acid’) make me marvel in the event that they have been tripping on acid themselves once they got here up with the idea for this present.
Cruise ship crooner turned multi billionaire and Prime Minister, Silvio tries to enshrine his legacy by writing the opera of his life in a modern-day cautionary story, telling outlandish, nearly true story of one of many world’s most charismatic, charming and morally bankrupt political leaders.
Jenny Fitzpatrick, Emma Hatton and Natalie Kassanga all do an excellent job with the fabric they should work with because the three ex wives Fama, Veronica and Bella who take Berlusconi for each penny they will. The all the time fantastic Sally Ann Triplett provides her all to the character of Ilda. Our protagonist, Sebastien Torkia who performs the principle man himself provides a enjoyable efficiency however is vocally weaker than the remaining. For a present that’s attempting to be a rock opera, the band have been something however loud, muffled backstage which was a disgrace.
The new ‘Elephant’ venue of Southwark Playhouse is gorgeous, break up out on two ranges with bars in every. There is rather more room than on the ‘Borough’ venue and I extremely advocate going to test it out.
Berlusconi A New Musical is lyrically as cringeworthy as Diana the Musical and about as attention-grabbing as Gwyneth Paltrow’s current court docket case. I loved it for probably the most half and the tunes have been musically catchy however I couldn’t assist however marvel why somebody had thought this might make for an attention-grabbing story to inform on stage.
Reviewed by West End Wilma
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