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Review by Paul Towers, 8/6/23
Michael Rosen’s Unexpected Twist by Roy Williams
Directed by James Dacre
Produced by The Children’s Theatre Partnership and Royal & Derngate Theatre
At Curve til Saturday 10 June 2023
“a talented cast of young actors”
Unexpected Twist is a bold attempt to point some of today’s youths towards the classic literature of Charles Dickens by combining Beatboxing, Hip Hop and Oliver Twist and running it parallel with modern sensibilities. Hopefully this will go some way to making the story relevant to a modern audience. Dicken’s aim in life was to highlight the inequalities between the rich and poor of Victorian England; modern inner city areas of deprivation suffer some of the same problems.
This production features a talented cast of young actors who are already ‘triple threats’.
The set, designed by Frankie Bradshaw, is an imaginative multi-level edifice of filing cabinets and gym bars reaching to the ceiling.
The songs in the show are by various artistes and are used under the musical direction of Conrad Murray. It should be pointed out that every sound heard in the show is created, live by various members of the cast.
Unexpected Twist runs at Curve until Saturday 10th June 2023. Check the website for future tour dates
www.unexpectedtwistonstage.co.uk
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