Presented in classic revue format, Tipping The Hat provides a different lunchtime experience by bringing the satirical songs of Michael Flanders and Donald Swann, a stage duo of the fifties and sixties, to a contemporary audience. Two men and a piano invite you to enjoy some silliness, be touched by elegant sadness, savour humanity, and revel in delicious wit. Read more …
Superbly enjoyable.
John Bett has created a warm and genuine tribute to Flanders and Swann that’s as full of gentle subversion as the original act thanks to the 21st century duo that tips a kindly hat (actually several hats!) to them with such an abundance of talent, proving there’s plenty ‘[happening] after Newcastle’!
As usual, this lunchtime Play, Pie and a Pint crowd is greyish of hair, so it brings about a lot of happy reminiscing, Proustian moments and sing-a-longs. It’s just a little hard to see what the theatrical staging adds to what could be a perfectly fine straight tribute.
A Play, a Pie and a Pint, Glasgow from Monday September 24, 2018, until Saturday September 29, 2018. More info: http://playpiepint.com
Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh from Tuesday October 2, 2018, until Saturday October 6, 2018. More info: www.traverse.co.uk
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