Monty Python's Spamalot

...there. Knowing that it's a Monty Python musical, at least for the most part, sets the anticipation up a notch, as do all the quotes on the posters you see all over the Tube (assuming you're a Londoner) and on the internet and everywhere even if you're not. If you've ever seen the film "Monty Python and the Holy Grail", you have an idea of what to expect as well, and that seemingly assures you of a good time. The problem with having this much anticipation ...
...with the theatre decorated in Monty Python style; the cartoon pictures of King Arthur matching those from the films and some amusing mock advertising slogans. Even the concessions are in on the joke; next to fairly standard fare, such as programmes and t-shirts, you can buy killer rabbit puppets, stress cows, or a Black Knight doll with removable arms and legs and Spam. If one look at the price list of "Ye Olde Rippey Offey Shoppe", as it has been ...

Soho_Black 21.01.2007 · Read full review
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...musical version of the popular Monty Python movie Monty Python and the Holy Grail, a movie that my dad actually appeared in briefly as an extra, playing a peasant in the 'burn the witch' scene. I'll say right off that I found it a disappointment that the musical didn't include this song or scene, since I would have pointed it out to my dad if it was included but oh well. This is definitely not a 'to be taken seriously' musical at all, its a comedy ...
...im sure that long time Monty Python fans would enjoy this. It is nice to see a light hearted musical that is funny and doesn't take alot of work to follow, rather than the very serious and complicated musicals that can be around. I think that given the rather pessimistic news and economical situation at the moment, its a good thing to go and see, as some light relief away from the news, so in that respect its quite welcome. Here's some basic information ...

IzzyS 27.10.2008 (26.10.2008) · Read full review
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...first West End performance of Monty Python's Spamalot. However, while I was in London, I saw a couple of posters advertising performances from 30th of September, two days earlier. Either way, I saw one of the earliest UK performances of this musical. It advertises itself as 'a new musical lovingly ripped off from the movie Monty Python and the Holy Grail'. Certainly, if you've seen the movie, you'll see some stuff you recognise, but there's a lot ...
...and Graham Chapman. Monty Python were a (mostly) British comedy group that have produced a TV series, Monty Python's Flying Circus, and three movies: Holy Grail, Life of Brian and The Meaning of Life. There was also And Now for Something Completely Different (but that's basically bits Flying Circus put together differently). Even people who think they know nothing about Monty Python would probably recognise some of the jokes. They are everywhere. ...

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...being "lovingly ripped off" from Monty Python and the Holy Grail but I would definitely say you do not need to have seen the film to enjoy the show. If you have seen the film then there are some faithful renditions of parts of it, plus some new things to enjoy too. I have probably seen the film two or three times but not for years and not to the reciting all the lines type level of a lot of people who were there the night I saw the show. I found ...
...was written by the whole Monty Python team but the musical was the work of Eric Idle and John Du Prez, utilising parts of the film and creating new material. The show takes most of the good bits from The Holy Grail, such as the coconut shells, Prince Herbert, "We're Knights of the Round Table", the Knights Who Say Ni, the Frenchmen etc and adds in a substantial part for the Lady of the Lake, some bits from other Python ventures such as "Always Look ...

tigerbabe68 16.10.2006 · Read full review
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I have just got back from a weekend in London where I was fortunate enough to see Spamalot, which opened in 2006 at the Palace Theatre in the West End, and will run there until January 2009 when it begins a tour of the country. Spamalot has been so successful that it is also running on Broadway and in Las Vegas, as well as having had a sold-out stint in Chicago. The musical is "lovingly ripped off" as they put it from the film 'Monty Python and ...
...similar and in fact some whole scenes of the stage version are worded exactly as they are in the film. Since June 2008 the part of King Arthur has been played by Sanjeev Bhaskar. I will admit that I was not a fan of his before seeing the show - I tend to find him a little smarmy - but he did a stellar job, and was barely recognisable even from my very good seat! I was extremely impressed with his performance, and he did slip some amusing little references ...

bamamo 15.10.2008 · Read full review
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