MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL
- Posted on January 30, 2007 9:33 AM
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Do you feel menopausal... do you, punk?
There's something in the air and it's causing hot flushes and bad moods left, right and centre. I called home the other day and my mum answered. One minute she was chatting about the weather, the next she was crying because "I miss you!". Now, call me cynical but I've been half way across the country for almost four years now. Missing me just isn't an option. So, I jokingly suggested menopause was to blame. "Yes, I think it is... waaaaaah".
Now it seems theatre buffs are going to get a dose... 'Menopause - the musical is a musical comedy by Jeanie Linders. It is being marketed as a "celebration of life after 40, 50 and beyond. It all begins with four women, 'Power Woman' (Miquel Brown), 'Soap Star' (Samantha Hughes), 'Rutland Housewife' (Su Pollard) and 'Earth Mother' (Amanda Symonds), at a lingerie sale with nothing in common but a black lace bra - and hot flushes, night sweats, memory loss, chocolate binges, not enough sex, too much sex and day-to-day challenges with aging parents, aging children and aging partners! A joyful parody of 25 re-lyricized classic baby boomer hits, the 90-minute show features chart-toppers including 'I Heard It Thru the Grapevine', 'You No Longer See 39' and the Motown favourite 'My Thighs'.
Wow, it sounds like Sex and the City... only it's the mums who take the lead roles this time around. I may not be in hot flushes and night sweat land yet - but something tells me this is not a production I want to miss. It'll be like a crash course in mother empathy and a sign of what's in store. If you're a man, head on down there for a laugh. Unless your menopausal wife is next to you. In which case, take a box of tissues and a bullet proof vest.
MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL
The Shaw Theatre
from 27 Mar 07 to 25 Aug 07
Time: Tues - Sat 7.30, Mats Thur, Fri, Sun at 2.30pm
Performers: MIQUEL BROWN, SAMANTHA HUGHES, SU POLLARD, AMANDA SYMONDS
Producer: Jeanie Linders for TAP Productions Ltd.
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Gil
Oh my gosh... I'm THERE! I feel the hot flushes fading already.
Posted on January 30, 2007 10:15 AM
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