REVIEW: Quest
Media Education || Festival Radio Project| 'Quest' Venue: Musical Theatre @ George Square *** |
The show we attended was 'The Quest, performed by University of Warwick Musical Theatre.
This show proved to have some pleasantly suprising elements. This theatrical musical was performed in a small lecture theatre venue in Edinburgh University buildings.
The story ran as follows: in a magical kingdom inhabited by humans and elves there is trouble brewing, the king of the humans and the king of the elves must reconcile their differences before the kingdom is destroyed. To prevent this destruction the king must send his three daughters away which is where the show gets it's name.
Supporting the plot, dancing and acting of the show was a very competent five piece band who shared a stage with the cast. They played an interesting hybrid of rock and classical music which had heavy echoes of Disney musicals and pantomime. The small but engaged audience consisted of adults and twenty-something year old students who reacted with delight to the many gags and catchy songs in the performance.
The Quest would definitely appeal to adults wanting to take their kids to a light-hearted but well-assembled piece of musical theatre. As for our opinion of the show, we probably wouldn't be looking for a repeat performance as it's duration was a bit lengthy and the delivery would definitely appeal more to kids.
The show runs from August the 7th to August the 16th at the Musical Theatre venue in George Sq.
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