Review: Barbershopera - Apocalypse? No!

Barbershopera are a singing barbershop quartet of three males and one

female. After much critical acclaim for their first two shows, they
are returning to Edinburgh with third, entitled Apocalypse No! A
school teacher is accidentally selected to join the four horses of the
apocalypse in their mission to destroy the planet. God - voiced by
former Pleasance founder Christopher Richardson - has given them this
task, but conscience gets in the way. As does crooner Barry White.

Rob Castell and Tom Sadler's script may be unashamedly silly but it's
also packed full of comic potential which the cast amply fulfil. The
acapella singing is faultless and direction precise: this is clearly a
very well rehearsed product. Understanding the nuances of the needs of
a Fringe audience is vital for Edinburgh success, and this group do.
The show's running time, plot structure and the satisfyingly minimal
nature of the set, props and costumes is to be applauded. Deceptively
implying they are slapdash, in fact Barbershopera are as slick as they
come.

19/08/2010