The Midnight Menagerie

comedy · the bardic bastards · Ages 15+ · United States of America

world premiere
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Review by FAZ LOUER

June 17, 2018
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What I liked

Some truly great performances. Niko, the guy playing Erol was a force not to be reconded with. He completely owned both that role and the stage. He had the audience in the palm of his hand. The girl playing Rose, Kaitlin, did a fantastic job and though she helped put all the killings together, you can’t help but feel bad for her, seeing what Hollywood put her through.

What I didn't like

I’ve got to be honest here. The man playing the mobster was the weak link of the cast. He played it as if it were a role in The Godfather and not as a comedy. Was a bit too slow for me and then when he tried to be funny he just yelled. The guy who played Ari was funny but sometimes (and only sometimes) I couldn’t catch the end of some of his lines. He sort of threw them away. Put this is just being very nit picky. None of this takes away the fact that the show’s hilarious and I wanna see it again!

My overall impression

Just a blast of a good time! Very dark humor that was clearly well done by the director and most of the performers. So awesome to see these washed up “old school” Hollywood types finally get what they deserved. Someone put some money in this, make the script a bit longer and bring it to broadway! I really think it has that potential. Heck, you can even make a musical of it or a film!

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