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The Flying Monk
Not so long ago I had the pleasure of reviewing Soop's first show, The Overcoat, so I was curious to see if they could maintain that level of inventiveness and creativity with second outing The Flying Monk.
Once again this is a devised piece with input from the cast under the eye of director Vincent Adams and, once again, it is, on so many levels, a brilliant night out.
The airborne monk of the title is one Eilmer of Malmesbury, an historical figure celebrated in stained glass in Malmesbury Abbey. But did he really fly?
The truth is irrelevant. Soop's production assumes he did and weaves a story as to how and why. It is clever in both concept and execution, laugh-out-loud-funny, genuinely sad and hugely uplifting.
Henry Oastler is an actor we don't see often enough. His Eilmer treads a dangerous line between character and caricature, but always comes down firmly on the side of character.
The rest of the cast, having created the script between them, guard it jealously and play it with gusto.
New, original local theatre.
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