musicals and operas review

Plague! The Musical

Bubonic Productions

The question is: "why come to Edinburgh during August?" If the answer is "to be entertained", you could certainly do worse than seeing 'Plague! The Musical'. The central premise involves mutated rats bringing about the plague in London in a roundabout way by poisoning the water, but plot takes a back seat in favour of choruses of funky dancing druids and an undertaker's training montage, amongst other things. True, this is not finely polished musical theatre - there are no particularly strong voices, and the dance routines are simply enough to keep the eye interested. On the other hand, the songs are definitely catchy, and are performed with such gusto that it would be quite a challenge not to enjoy the experience.

C, 30 Jul - 25 Aug (not 11), 9.30pm (11.15pm), prices vary, fpp 176

tw rating: 3/5

published: Aug-2008

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