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Reviews - Forum - Hannah Costigan

Shropshire Star Review: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to The Forum

Fans of musicals and comedy should get themselves to Theatre Severn in the next few days for the fantastic A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum.

Shrewsbury-based Mad Cow Productions’ version of the Sondheim show is a treat from start to finish.

It features a group of incredibly talented actors, dancers and singers in both lead and supporting roles.

It would be difficult to find a weak link in the cast and Alisdair Hinton should be congratulated for his brilliant performance as Pseudolus.

Robert Hinton as Hysterium and Sean Cloak as Miles Gloriosus were also hysterically funny.

The show is largely a comic farce that demands a high level of energy from the performers. The pace was well-maintained and the dancing was always energetic.

The performance flowed well with a brilliantly-directed comic sequence in the second half being the highlight.

The show also looked fantastic with beautiful sets and costumes. Get hold of a ticket if you can.

Hannah Costigan

Thursday 15th April 2010, Walker Theatre, Shrewsbury

Reviews - Allo Allo - Gordon Riley

TV Show Farce By Group Is A Tonic

An Extract from the Shropshire Star Review:

"Mad Cow Productions, a newish addition to the local drama scene, chose a good vehicle for a four night run in Shrewsbury School’s packed Ashton Theatre on the opening night on Wednesday.

Reviews - Allo Allo - Audience

‘Allo, ‘Allo: What the Audience said:

Thank you so much to all those folk who have been kind enough to email us, here is a representative selection of their comments:

“Congratulations on last week, a great laugh, thoroughly authentic and so well cast. I thought at times I was watching 3D TV, though the real Rene never had such a piano player as you had!”

Reviews - Noises Off - Peter Hankin

Last week chaos reigned supreme at Shrewsbury School courtesy of Mad Cow Productions and Michael Frayn's hilariously cynical take on the world of Provincial Rep.

It apparently occurred to Mr. Frayn, some fifteen years before he wrote the play in question, that no matter how absurd and unlikely the farce was on the front of the stage, the real humour was to be found in the glorious conceits and tragic ineptitudes of the real-life dramas back-stage. The result was one of the greatest celebrations of chaos theory ever penned- 'Noises Off' which Alex Hinton so successfully produced and directed in aid of Children's Leukaemia Research and The Ashton Theatre.

Reviews - Pirates of Penzance - Dave Morris

"Society delivers faultless musical.

An evening of sheer delight – comedy, romance, colour and wonderful music. That about sums up the latest production from Shrewsbury Amateur Operatic Society.

Reviews - Pirates of Penzance - Emily Bell

"I am writing to congratulate the cast and crew of The Pirates Of Penzance on their fantastic performance at the Shrewsbury Music Hall on Monday.

With beautiful costumes and sets, glorious singing from the cast and even a real-life dancing parrot-this show was a fantastic advert for all the talent that our local amateur operatic society has to offer.

Reviews - Pirates of Penzance - Richard Nicol

"Another superb show at Music Hall.

Shrewsbury Amateur Operatic Society’s production of The Pirates of Penzance at the Music Hall was superb.

Reviews - Pirates of Penzance - Margaret Barnes

"Can’t stop thinking about that musical!

Since I attended the performance of the Pirates of Penzance by the SAOS last Saturday afternoon, I cannot stop thinking about how good it was.

Reviews - Forum - Anne Nicol

In April 2004, Alex and Lisa decided to present this musical, donating the proceeds to Crossroads and Hope House Children’s Hospice. How lucky we were that they did! We were in for a treat!

Forum, set in about 200 B.C., is a wonderful bawdy romp inspired by the farces of the Roman playwright Plautus, with great plot twists and an array of cleverly drawn characters. It won several Tony Awards on Broadway.