Grummelot
Beaumont Studios
September 11, 2007 8:00pm
Grummelot is a classic tale of boy meets girl; boy loses girl; boy gets girl back; boy accidentally poisons girl. And in traditional Italian Commedia dell'Arte style all's well that ends well—almost.
While the show has the elements of Commedia dell'Arte like the archetypal characters, traditional masks and costumes, it leaves out the most important element—comedy. Neither of the two actors seem to have a sense of comic timing or delivery, leaving most of the jokes flat. The physical comedy also fell flat and seemed under-rehearsed. It was mildly amusing at times, but there were few outright laughs from the audience.
Maybe it would have been funnier with puppets.
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