The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

: WATEleCHlJNICIE-Wedneuuyhdy 17.2013- i7 l l l l u l We are the Knights who say ‘Ni’ . . . Spamalot lovingly nps ofi‘ Monty Python and the Holy Grail for stage show at St. Jacobs By Ron VRIMNAC around King Arthur and his knight (fhronirlefimff of the round table. "People are loving it." said .‘\1us~ t’s not just any musical pro~ takas. “British farce plays well for I duction that can boast it fea' usand it’s funny. after the first coue tures the voice of God as pan ple of previews i tried to analyze ofthe cast. > why the older demographic was The tnith is that it isn’t the real ., ‘t loving it voice of God as Spamalot opens at 3, “I think part of it is that as the newly renovated St. Jacobs .. 1 Canadianswe have a British sensi- Country Playhouse this week. But f is, bility. We know Camelot and we what do you expect from a produc- ‘ - » ~ ,. 'r T know Arthur and it’s funny seeing tion inspired by the movie Monty g, _ him singing and dancing â€" it's so Python and the Holy Grail that :5 ‘ ““1 " offthewalL skewers the Arthurian legend? ’ , 3..- “People are in for a treat." The voice in question is more of 4'1. , ‘ r? . it ~ The production values also a comedy god. Eric Idle. 3 member .1 ' x g; ”3% make use of the newly installed of the famous British comedy .5 .4 F SL7 million fly tower at the St. troupe who lent his talents to the ‘i . ‘ 3‘ (a; ' lacobs Country Playhouse so audir Broadway production of Spamalot ' k ’ . ‘ ences are in for a visual treat in and voices the omniscient one in ‘ i addition to the hilarious comedy. this production, The Broadway - t - “l bet you they spent more than production looms large over Dray- v $1 million on the set and cos ton Entertainment staging of the 'g a tumes," said Mustakas. which will musical comedy as it scored a be featured in the production. “We coup once again. securing the could never do anything like that rights to the Tony award winner. before. and we're one of the first and using most of the original set companies to get it because it‘s lust pieces suspended from the new fly been released." tower at Waterloo theatre. Mustakas said the expansion “'li includes the voice of Eric TheKnightsoftheRoundTable cometogetherwithking Arthur for the hilarious send~upofthe Arthurian leg and renovations undertaken by Idle vvtth a little bit of editing.‘ said end Spamalot, starting July 17 at the St. Jacobs Country Playhouse. amt-a om: m'o Drayton Entertainment at the Alex Mustakas. artistic director of [)unfield Theatre and St lat'obs [)rayton Entertainment "it's so and it's irreverent and it's funny as Hebert. Making their I)rayton it's all there." said Mustakas. has put the local theatre company funny." hell.” Entertainment debut is Kristin lie knowsthat will appeal to the on the map of big plavers like Mustakas is directing the pro Mustakas said with the comedy Peace as The lady of the lake and hardcore Monty Python fans in the Broadway and Disney. dudion and said he's never had as pedigree. they made sure they had Aidan Desailaiz as Sir Bedevere. audience The show already He expects more of those high much fun in yea rs during a top»notch group of comedy per» The exceptional ensemble cast opened at Drayton's Huron (Loud quality shows to make their way to rehearsals, The source material is formers in the show of Robert Allan. Michelle Black. try Playhouse and had some audir local stages. hilarious and kept them in stitch- ‘l have the A-Team of musical (‘arla Bennett. Rachel Clark. Dani ence members show up in cosr “When something is being es. and a lot ofthe members of the performers and comedy guys in Tamar, Sarah Vance. loel Taylor and tume as the favorite Characters released for the first time we're on acting company are big fans of this show.” said Mustakas. “I told Mike Tracz also excites Mustakas reciting the lines from the movie. the A-list of companies to see if we movte and the Monty Python com them that this piece isso iconic. The production also includes “A ton of people showed up are interested in it.” said Mustakas edy troupe. 'lf you've seen The Holy Grail. some of the iconic moments from dressed up as characters holding ‘When three Disney executives "lt is a any spoof of the legend the stage version is identical." the movie, including the cow that coconuts and stuff.‘ said Musr came to see Mary Poppins they of Arthur and the knights of the The cast includes Victor A is tatapultetl over the castle and takas 'lt has a bit of cult lollow~ were )ust blown away by the (All round table. but it's also a spoof of Young as King Arthur. l-ddie (ilen lands on pain. and the killer rabr ing." bre of the production and llil' < all Broadway and musical and as Sir Robin. Nicholas bit But even if you're not a fan of breofthe artists." Andrew Lloyd Weber and there‘s Settimi as Patsy. Stephen Patter “It includes the killer rabbit who Monty Python. Mustakas said the Qpamalot runs at the \t Lit tilts In Mm“ moments son as Sir Galahad. Mark Ubrt- as bites a guys head off. the Black English sensibility and humour County Playhouse from llll\ If in "There's all kinds of stuff in it, \ir lancelot and Thomas Aldersott Knight who loses both arms and has a big pan to play in the pro Aug. 3. For tickets visit so.” oh but at its core it‘s Monty Python to multiple parts including Princi- both legs and gust his torso is there. duction, as does the whole mythos scountryplayhousc com , _ ‘ . . a on“ .7 <‘ a, . â€" "“1- . .. ‘ . [I ' ’ ‘ ' I: i '- - l - I a} t , ~ 3" * BAEI. ' ., s . I '” . -1 ' ‘1, ‘ l t. ”a ' r \ A SUMMER?" . » t g - - I ‘l a t\ ._ . , l :. i. . ‘ - 4 - 4 _ '3“ , -- i.. i'- \' a , ‘ a l t - 2 ~ ~ y. 7-1 »~ ’AL ~ OFF i) y .y J 4 .‘ . ‘ .. (.1. c ’1', , V " It “0 ‘ “I, ~ I - '-. K ' My, A A ' I , Waterloo ‘ ‘ ' I . old-8844828 Klil.llt‘lli'r w r‘ ‘ ‘ SIG-57915495.»: It . _., .. ~ 519-395-5533