the Expression ”give someone the little finger, and he takes the whole hand” has never materialized so masterly and macabre, as in the cult of ”Little shop of horrors”. But the story of the lost blomsterbiträdet Seymour, who raises a carnivorous plant from outer space by squeezing the blood out of their own, increasingly anemic fingertips – is not primarily known for their förnumstiga sensmoraler.
Although it is possible to draw a lesson out of the story, when business is booming catch up with the flower and Seymour go over corpses to get rich. A bold parallel to a human-caused natural disasters can also be deducted. But ”Little shop of horrors” is primarily a twisted show and a corny typgalleri to become absorbed by. Already caused from the 1960s – which is the basis for both the 80-century musical and musikalfilm – bubbling of crazy characters, lightsplatter and black comedy. It is easy to understand why it has gathered a fanatical fan base.
when the fläskiga jätteplantan move in on the Gothenburg city theater’s main stage. The audience applauding even before the curtain goes up. And Angelina Stojčevskas ensemble of actors, the borrowed singer and dancer impresses with well-oiled entertainment. Alan Menkens legendary music and quirky cross between the musical, the doo wop, bluessoul and rock, well-managed scene awesome live band.
the Updates are cautious, and do not include the obsolete kvinnorollerna. Not even a rockgitarrsolo in front of a bunch of adoring women seem to utdaterat in this version. This is also the same betongfeeling in the same fattigkvarter, where underklassens social immobility is portrayed by an army of dancers with a shuffling gait, as well as stuck in the glue.
Töntnördige botanikfreaket Seymour played with a casual matter of course by Emil Ljungestig. Eline Høyer makes it nerve-racking uncertain kärleksobjektet Audrey as a hopeless hummingbird on high heels, with self-esteem in skoskaftet. Sven-Åke Gustavsson’s butiksföreståndare is butter and Hitchcocktjock, the most obvious and crude, roughly trimmed.
it will be the first when Eric Ericson enters the stage as the undead dentist, radiant obnoxious with bländvit tandrad, Elvisfrisyr and rolling hips. Ericson prepared with the poise and timing, even in the sångnumren, and on nitrous oxide.
This is also soulsångerskan Jaquees evening, which gives the plant a voice and gives unearthly presence to the scene in the martian costume and with a bluesy bass makes the hair stand up in the ”Feed me”. The plant’s tasty transformation from the cute, green hand-controlled vent, to a dragon-like Katla, is the set designer Katrin Bombes merit.
the Large scene is drawn just with a dilemma: it fits well for big gestures and show, but do not pass completely to house it sonically. The drums, despite some of the insulation in the plastbur, drowns at times, the singers, and Ebbot Lundberg’s betrayal. It is a pity. Sin is also Kiralina Salandy has the show’s best voice, and may do a short, albeit magically, the solo. Feed me more, that a certain plant would be milled.
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