REVIEW: Footlights International Tour Show – Lagoon
Promising work-in-progress, not top-bill blowout, says Dani Cugini.
Daniella CuginiDisclaimer: this show is 100% Footlights, 0% lagoons.
We know the drill for the Footlights now: get there early before it sells out, pay a hefty fee / pinky finger to secure a ticket, and watch Cambridge’s deftest comics at work. The ADC run is the precursor to their international tour and are, as such, somewhat a series of extended rehearsals: sketches are still being honed and added/eliminated, and the show isn’t exactly the same from night to night.
The still-shifting nature of the show is clear, since the name is completely incongruous. It has literally nothing to do with the show – not even the perfunctory scenery of the Spring Revue – unless you count the mention of water, which I don’t. It’s never even mentioned, so it can’t claim surrealism. There’s not really a running theme or an arc, except for a running gag about music choices for the breaks (a shaky attempt at audience interaction), it’s more a series of absurdist snapshots, ranging from lacklustre to genius. Laughter is guaranteed, but not consistently.
The cast of Lagoon. Credit: Benedict Flett
4/5 of Lagoon share a tender moment. Credit: Olivia Mary Gilman
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