Tonight I’m going to the theatre in St Andrews, Scotland to see a musical play called “The Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band Changed My Life Forever”. I’ve been told the that the Byre theatre is a great venue which puts on quality productions but to be honest, just going by the title, this would be a subject close to my heart anyway.
Written by Patrick Prior. Directed by Jim Dunk. Performed by Pat Abernethy & Dave Marsden.
Q: Is there anything more frustrating than being a one hit wonder? A: Maybe being a One hit Tribute Act
This play with songs tells the story of two tribute wannabees, Bob and Eric, who meet at an audition which might be their last chance for fame.
The Bonzo Dog newsgroup was proposed by Andy Roberts on 19th March 1998 and gave rise to the Bonzo Dog FAQ which, after several re-re-unions and fallings out is now severely out of date, like much of the world wide web, but the usenet group survives in some form and tells us that the latest incarnation is something called “Three bonzos and a piano“.
Well there’s not much more I can say about the show before having actually seen it of course, so I’ll leave it it at that for now, and may be put a placeholder down just below here >>>>>>>…
||||Place Holder||||
<<<<<<<<<
ready for my attempt at a review afterwards, if I feel like it.
Which I might not of course, especially if it’s not very good, but that’s unlikely.
I hope.
Andy Roberts is a writer who initiated DARnet. Contact me on aroberts@gmail.com or @aroberts on twitter
SoAndy was it again good? I’m guessing it wasn’t since you haven’t added a review since seeing it
It was an enjoyable show, well acted with endearing characters. I wouldn’t call it a musical because the renditions were performed in character as deluded hopeful wannabe tribute act amateurs, and the overall thrust of the meaning of the play seems to be poignantly sad with a bizarrely optimistic ending.
The disappointment really, was with the turnout albeit on a Tuesday evening at a time when the summer tourists have gone and the students haven’t returned to St Andrews’s yet. I think there were about 14 of us huddled together in the middle of the Byre Theatre auditorium…