LOCATION: Newcastle Theatre Company
DATE: Saturday 1 August, 2009
WITH: Mary and Keryl
This was a hilarious little play that lured us from the beginning. Starring mostly young adult performers and a few adults, the young performers played characters aged roughly 8-12 who were selected for the Spelling Bee. They were very funny and spot on with their performances of characters like the geeky kid, the shy girl, the overachiever and the cheerleader to name a few. The never moved on former Spelling Bee champion (with a few 'issues') was the hostess of the event - prim, proper, pressed and tightly wound, a perfect caricature. The adjudicator, a former principal (if I remember correctly) who may or may not have been sacked for a murky offence. Additional characters were semi plants from the audience, which was quite funny. Add in a lot of great tunes, that prefectly fitted in to the pathos of the competition, and it was just the kind of show you never wanted to end.
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