 The
company performing 'Putting it Together', Cambridge University
Broadway Savoyards must have some of the best voices on the
fringe.
Stephen
Sondheim is notorious for having written some superb musicals most
of which are extremely difficult to perform well. This show is a
collection of numbers, seemingly unrelated, from several of his
productions, loosely woven together in a tale of love.
Narrated
beautifully by Al Brookshaw, who introduces the performance with
strict instructions as to do's and don’ts as well as joining in
with songs of love and is deserted at the alter.
Hannah
Whittingham and Matt Woodgate are the mature couple that seemingly
have everything, but do they.
Where
as Joanna Hickman and Christopher Berry are circling each other
ready to begin a relationship.
All
five performers have amassed quite an impressive history of
performance variety and volume between them from a choral
scholarship, through previous Fringe performances, modeling assignments, numerous college or university productions and a
dissertation on Sondheim.
The direction and choreography have to be commended and the
small orchestra both non obtrusive and pleasant.
This has always been a difficult space to perform in, sadly
it was not as full as this company deserves it to be.
With
five superb voices and aesthetically pleasing performers mixed
with the genius that is Sondheim this show deserves to be a
success and is one of these productions I could go to again and
again.
***** |