Monday, April 17, 2006

Strange women distributing swords in the middle of the night is no basis for a system of government


My favorite part of the Holy Grail is the medieval marxists. In Spamalot we find out that Dennis is Sir Lancelot who later gets mixed-up in the whole gay marriage controversy. Spamalot is the Holy Grail and much more. Some things are switched, such as making fun of Finland instead of Norway, there were no mooses. The Lady of the Lake (Lauren Kennedy) and the laker girls are featured in the play but never appeared in the movie. The actor that played King Arthur (Simon Russell Beale) did it with tongue in cheek and connected with the audience. In my opinion the best performances were by James Ludwig-who played Patsy, Arthur's coconut clacking sidekick- and Christian Borle as Prince Herbert. The French were outrageous, the Black Knight did his bloody best and the Grail is found. "Always look on the bright side of life" from the Life of Brian ended the show with audience singing along. If you have a chance, go see it.

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