Sharon
Scott’s new musical comedy is an entertaining but sprawling show. From
the title it might be assumed that there are three main characters but
in fact I counted six main characters and four cameo roles. There is,
therefore, a lot to pack into one show, perhaps too much.
Set in a
community centre we follow the anxieties of modern women through five
very different mothers and one put upon granny. We experience their
frustrations as their children are at play group, and when the women
attend fitness classes, life enhancement classes and computer classes.
The final main character is the caretaker who at first seems superfluous
but increasingly he plays a more important role.
There are
deficiencies in the production. Not all the main leads have strong
singing voices. For a Fringe production it is two scenes too long. Also,
I did get the feeling that there was almost a check list of female
issues that had to find a place in the story. For all that, there were
definite high points, namely the computer class scene which led to a
group line dance song, and the comedy centred around the caretaker and
Vera the granny.
It is
certainly a show which has energy and a capacity for surprises.
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