Friday 21 August 2009

Snatch Paradise By Van Badham @ the Edinburgh Fringe

The ThreeWeeks review of The Gemeinshaft Dogs' Snatch Paradise By Van Badham, which was a play seemingly inspired by people like Peter André, Jordan and boy band celebrity figures:

At least one of the women in this image-obsessed play has false breasts. She's a singer/actress whose boyband-star boyfriend has just come out of jail with amnesia. As his memories come trickling back, he reacts against the abuse and manipulation of his life. Van Badham gives us a world where sex is payment for everything, lust is the same as love, and public image is all. Mind, the songs are belting good parodies. It takes an outside perspective to see how dirty, corrupt and disgusting it all is; this show successfully delivers a mix of pop, porn, violence and PR (oh, and full-on nudity). Not one for the kids.

tw rating: 3/5

2 comments:

  1. The best show I have seen so far this year. When I wasn't p**sing myself laughing, I was tapping my foot to the great boy band parody tracks.

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  2. This is a great play love it..

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