What I liked
The character-based humor and clever turns of lyrical phrase during the songs. The amusing subtext about Mab’s history of suitors. I appreciated that the piece, despite its relentless goofy fun, delivered a message about the dangers of the un-examined life.
What I didn't like
Not a critique per se but… does the Queen speak with a heightened RP, or an Eliza Doolittle working class accent? Does her royal stature belie more lowly origins?
My overall impression
Charmingly eccentric, larger-than-life yet ultimately addressing real human foibles. Delivered with chuckle-inducing grandiosity and delightfully expressive personality by Elise Dewsberry. (It’s always fun when seeing someone you know onstage and having the performance be so thorough that you forget that you know them, and only perceive the character .)
