JRAFF Productions

I love the musicals Cabaret and Chicago both written by John Kander and Fred Ebb.  Flora the Red Menace is the first musical from the same creators but I personally don’t think it is up to the standards of the other two. 

I didn’t find the storyline or musical numbers particularly exciting or memorable.  Flora (Sarah Lane) Maszaros, a young fashion illustrator struggling to get a job and make her mark on society, meets and falls in love with Harry (Iain Davey) Toukarian.  Although Harry has feelings for Flora the Communist Party is the first love of his life, hampered by this and the fact that one of the other comrades will do anything to keep the two apart is the crux of the musical.  Flora lives and works in a shared loft and it is here we meet most of the other characters.

A very interesting musical to see from the historical point of view and for the talented cast, but not one of the fantastic shows I have seen this Fringe.

Venue; Venue 45  Old St Paul's V45

Dates;   18th  to  23rd  August

Times;    16.00   to   17.40

Fringe Programme Page  108