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Music & Lyrics: Richard Blackford Book: Alistair Beaton Director: Mark Clements Choreographer: Paul J. Medford Set in the years of Anglo-American war-mongering following the 2001 Camp David summit, God appears on earth asking Tony Blair to be a restraining influence on George Bush . But, in spite of the seeming fervent Christianity of the two men who have unleashed the dogs of war, God’s attempt is unsuccessful. Comical Ali makes an appearance as a Number 10 Spokesman - “No more spin, from now on, big jolly happy lies!” An Iraqi TV reporter broadcasts the disappearance of Tony Blair and speculates about his use of body doubles; Osama Bin Laden appears to thank Blair and Bush - “You have given me all that I dreamed of’, and Blair ends up in a poodle-costume at the feet of George Bush in a stage covered in American flags and one tiny Union jack.
Follow my leader (2004-04-Hampstead Theatre Main stage-London)
Type de série: OriginalThéâtre: Hampstead Theatre (Londres - Angleterre) Salle : Main StageDurée : 3 semaines Nombre : Première Preview : lundi 26 avril 2004Première : lundi 26 avril 2004Dernière : samedi 22 mai 2004Mise en scène : Chorégraphie : Producteur : Avec : Jason Durr (Tony Blair), Stuart Milligan (George Bush), Peter Poycarpou (God/Comical Ali/Osama bin Laden, etc), Sevan Stephan (Clare Short, Iraqi newsreader, etc.), Martyn Ellis, Dawn Hope, Nicola Hughes, Paul J. Medford, Giles New, Warren Wills.Commentaires : Very few musicals of political-satire ever get beyond a fringe-type try out, but this one transferred from the prestigious Birmingham Rep and boasted one of the most talented and respected casts in London theatre. In spite of this, the general reaction was one of distaste and disdain for its feeble unfocused satire on soft targets. “Witless, weak and drab” was the verdict.