Advantages: Act 1 is a laugh a minute Disadvantages: Slows down a little in Act 2
...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 ...
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Advantages: Amazingly funny, entertaining, brilliant, hillarious Disadvantages: They missed out the witch burning
...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 ...
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Advantages: Great cast, great songs, very funny Disadvantages: Pricey
...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 lots ...
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