Betwixt! Was first
premiered at London Fringe back in 2008 with a concert following later that
year, since then the show has been under some transformations and has most recently been adapted for the unique space, Trafalgar Studios
2. The show consist of
a writer with writers block, his gay roommate, a head of a German Woman and
plenty other fantasy characters! The show follows the story of Bailey (The
Writer) and his journey to find a story for his long awaited new Novel and how
he gets transported to an Enchanted Kingdom where he has to find the way to
conquer The Enchantress and stop her completing her evil plan. Yes, I probably
thought the same as you when reading the synopsis for the show, "What the f@#k
is this?!" But actually, it's
pure brilliance!
I was hoping the show was going to be amazing, but I had a
strong feeling it was going to fail with the space it's in and the strange
storyline. I was proven wrong! Ian McFarlane has
done a great job writing this musical, its genius. Trafalgar Studios 2
was the perfect venue for this show, the intimacy of the space was part of the experience. The only fault I
could find about the staging was having the band at the back, often they looked
bored and looking like they were wishing they were someplace else however there
wouldn't be anywhere else for them to go!
