{"id":2550,"date":"2015-07-07T12:10:04","date_gmt":"2015-07-07T15:10:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.twisitheatreblog.com\/?p=2550"},"modified":"2023-07-07T18:48:31","modified_gmt":"2023-07-07T21:48:31","slug":"everybody-loves-sealand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.twisitheatreblog.com\/?p=2550","title":{"rendered":"Everybody Loves Sealand"},"content":{"rendered":"

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About halfway through Marshall Lorenzo\u2019s Everybody Loves Sealand<\/em>, playing through July 12th as part of the Toronto Fringe Festival<\/a>, I found myself thinking, perhaps the point of this show isn\u2019t its jumbled plot, or its lame jokes, or the songs that do nothing to advance the plot, develop character or comment wryly on the action, but more of a theatrical experiment involving holding actors in captivity and forcing them to perform against their will, much like the creatures at Marineland. <\/span><\/p>\n

It\u2019s difficult to see Lorenzo\u2019s vision here, as he so often throws away the plot and the character development and what seems like it should be the unifying concept or message, to serve throwaway jokes that more often confuse than land. There is nothing for the audience to care about, and I think if there was even one aspect that anchored the audience\u2019s interest in the story, that would be a strong first step toward making the rest of the musical more clear. <\/span><\/p>\n

If you like cringe-worthy theatre, and there are people who do, Everybody Loves Sealand<\/em> is the gift that keeps on giving, but as a musical, even the farce or the parody or the shadow of one, Everybody Loves Sealand<\/em> is a sinking ship and the audience can\u2019t do anything but watch.<\/span><\/p>\n

TWISI FRINGE RATING:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"5_Star_Rating_System_1_and_a_half_stars\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Everybody Loves Sealand<\/em> plays at the Randolph Theatre as part of the Toronto Fringe Festival at the following times:<\/strong><\/p>\n

show times<\/strong>
\nJuly 07 at 03:15 PM \u00a0buy tickets<\/a><\/strong>
\nJuly 09 at 07:30 PM \u00a0buy tickets<\/a><\/strong>
\nJuly 11 at 12:30 PM \u00a0buy tickets<\/a><\/strong>
\nJuly 12 at 03:30 PM \u00a0buy tickets<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n

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