WW Reviews

The Italian mob are mostly moving to America but one family gets on an all-inclusive Thomas Cook cruise to Blackpool. Skipping forward in time the play shows the death and subsequent fighting and back-stabbing of the two men who might succeed as the head of the family. One of the men is the son of the head of the family and the other who is treated like a son by the head of the family.

The play started with some great jokes and a very high joke count but quickly this fell away. Sustaining this high joke count would help to maintain momentum throughout the piece. The one liners at the beginning of the piece were really funny. (for a spoiler of one of the lines please see the end of the review).

The play may have even been better suited to a James Acaster style stand-up set with someone pretending to be part of the mob. This idea has such potential and the script feels like it’s just the beginning of what could be something really funny.

Overall, the piece was not as funny as the idea suggests but with improvements to the script it could be an extremely funny and interesting play.

Performance:
Sunday 25th August 2024
12:55
Pleasance Courtyard – Beside

Written by: Hughie Shepherd-Cross

Directed by: Auguste Voulton

Cast:

*Spoilers BEGIN*

“I got people everywhere. I’ve got a man in the RNLI. I’ve got a dog in the RSPCA.” Really made me laugh.

*Spoilers END*