Prince andrew the musical review

It must have been the case in many-a-household: with enthusiasm split across the generations. Somewhat predictably, the Boomers won. And what larks will have ensued.

But it makes light of a genuine horror and lets the royal off the hook far, far too easily. It is written and scored almost in its entirety by Kieran Hodgson, character comedian, actor, musician and creator of Bad TV Impressions on Twitter, which were tremendously good, as well as being swift and perfect distillations of the shows themselves and kept us going through lockdown. But while Prince Andrew: The Musical is to be applauded as a great near-solo feat, it never quite flies. We begin with The Interview. I still need fair warning if there is going to be real footage of that terrible, terrible night. I clawed at my face as almost every lowlight was brought before us again. The inability to sweat after an overload of adrenaline in the Falklands.

Prince andrew the musical review

An all-singing, all-dancing re-imagining of the Duke of York's very public fall from grace. Sign In Sign In. New Customer? Create account. Comedy Musical. Director Tom Vinnicombe. Adam Reeve Tom Neenan. See production info at IMDbPro. Top credits Director Tom Vinnicombe. Add photo. Top cast Edit. Emma Sidi Emily Maitlis. Jenny Bede Sarah Ferguson.

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Naturally, there will be people who slam this Christmas special, written by and starring impressionist Kieran Hodgson, for the title alone. Should you make comedy about these serious allegations — sexual abuse, sex trafficking and paedophilia — at all? These slower moments are intercut with snippets of his life set to song, from his rivalry with Charles internet comedy king Munya Chawawa to his romance with and subsequent split from a nasal Sarah Ferguson Jenny Bede. But when PATM leans into its place as a musical theatre parody, it really shines, often thanks to the slick choreography and strong choruses. The best song has to be a West Side Story -inspired duet in which Andrew asks Sarah to divorce him while remaining in his life forever. Throughout the Channel 4 special, Hodgson makes it clear that the jokes being made are at the expense of Andrew and the wider royal family. Charles corners Andrew in a dark dungeon, strewn with headlines criticising the royal.

And as the score at the top of this review spoils, I very much hope nobody attempts a third entry. The best way to dissect this abomination of satire is to dive straight into it. I did enjoy some of the songs as purely musical pieces, mainly because I am a music ageusiast whose musical opinions should never be trusted. This was largely due to Kieran Hodgson who does a good job playing the Prince. The parts of just him singing were almost enjoyable, and I do think with stronger material he could carry a satirical portrayal of the disgraced Prince well. Unfortunately, the material he had was incredibly weak, and at times was insulting to both the audience and the victims at the heart of the scandal. The team behind the musical had a 50 minute opportunity to tear apart the entire Prince Andrew scandal, a national outrage with serious accusations which go right to the top of this country, and they choose to spend 30 minutes giving the people accused of horrible things big celebratory musical numbers. However, even in this the main message seemed to be that Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson are posh ignorant fools who should be laughed at for being posh ignorant fools rather than anything else. This is, quite simply, bad satire.

Prince andrew the musical review

Culture TV. To give you an idea of other programmes in the season, one is a documentary called Too Large for Love, which examines the plight of men living with extra-large penises, and another is about an Afghan porn star. He even busts out a funky chicken move. Bede steals the show with her power number My Profiterole, which comes during her meet cute with Andrew. The musical moment was inspired by remarks made during their real life engagement interview, where they revealed that they had initially bonded over the sticky dessert after being set up by Princess Diana at Ascot.

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More about Prince Andrew Channel 4. George Ioannidis Ensemble. For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails. Some subjects, though, require a more delicate touch than this brightly coloured, post-Christmas knees-up could manage. Select and enter your email address The Saturday Read Your weekly guide to the best writing on ideas, politics, books and culture every Saturday. The best way to sign up for Morning Call is via morningcall. British Comedy Guide. And there is horror there. Join our commenting forum Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies Comments. Naturally, there will be people who slam this Christmas special, written by and starring impressionist Kieran Hodgson, for the title alone.

It must have been the case in many-a-household: with enthusiasm split across the generations. Somewhat predictably, the Boomers won.

Ashford Campbell Ensemble. Director Tom Vinnicombe. Prince Andrew: The Musical is a British made-for-television biographical musical comedy film written by and starring Kieran Hodgson. There is also a running joke about them forgetting that they have Eugenie as a daughter as well as Beatrice. Teddy Lop. Steamer 13, posts months. Top cast Edit. By Isaac Zamet. Thank you for registering Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged in Please refresh your browser to be logged in. Runtime 50 minutes. Big in America Push notifications. Contents move to sidebar hide.