Jerry Springer The Opera

Musical Theatre @ George Square    6 - 31 August @ 18.30    One Academy Productions

For many people, this so called entertainment is an offence to all right-thinking individuals - is nothing sacred? Apparantly not, if this piece is to be believed. The fact that it's performed with enourmous exuberance by a highly talented, good-looking young cast merely compounds the insult. Jonathan Lum is a charming prescence, Yemie Sonuga is a terrific security guard, Adam Day Howard as Jerry Springer gets more and more like Groucho Marx as the show progresses. If you're a pious old git like me, stay away. But if your idea of a good time is scatter-gun, potty-mouthed, tightly-rehearsed, satire-lite like this, suit yourself.