Review of a Revue

If you like your Revue comedy raw, rough, and more or less ready, than “A Room With Revue” is just right for you. This eclectic collection of sketch and revue comedy is at times a little hit and miss, but those numerous hits make up for the odd miss. From a hilarious detective, to a German recycling nazi and that beast we all love to hate… the Melbourne Model, nothing and no one seems off bounds to these three wizards of wit. While most aspects are brilliantly written, and you are sure to get a decent amount of laughs out of it, the performances often felt a tad unfinished. It was as if the group had thought of the premise, character, and body of the sketch… but not always of an exit strategy of how to get out of it. Also, have your hearing aids on maximum people because the volume and projection could be VERY SOFT… But enough bad-mouthing of a performance I thoroughly enjoyed! Like all sketch comedy it was a mix bag of laughs, a lucky dip if you will; sweet and exciting, but leaving you feeling slightly unsatisfied by the end. We want to see more! An excellent chuckle to be had by all.

“A Room With Revue” will be showing in the Mudclub on the 24^th August at 10:30pm, and in the Temporary Theatre on the 21^st at 1pm.

Overheard in Rehearsals

"Butterfly to sparkly aeroplane to swishy box square "

Waiting for Eurovision Rehearsals - choreography speak!

Did you know?

Did you know that if you accidently type Mudd Leaks (instead of Muddy Leaks) into Google all that comes up are lists of references to Rudd Leaks!

Mudfest? Make that RUDFEST!

Letters to the Vice Chancellor

Dear Glyn,

We noticed you in the paper on Monday. It was an article about blogs, and academic blogs no less. I suggest that you read and follow and interact with Muddy Leaks (muddyleaks.blogspot.com) which is an exciting and important part of the University of Melbourne blogosphere. Perhaps we can even add each other to blogrolls.

It is so cool that you are keeping up with the program, with the times, with the kids. Seriously, we need to totes find each other on twitter too. And on facebook.

Love

Muddy Leaks.

An Alternative Solution, Perhaps?

"The Academic Board sits to interview the last possible candidate for the position of Vice Chancellor. Enter Glyn Davis (Nick Masters), Rock Star Academic of Melbourne University. From the sellout musical written by Fregmonto Stokes, Directed by Richard Pettifer, with music by Angus Leslie and Ben Kiley in Union House Theatre - see http://www.melbournemodelthemusical.com/"

It's an oldie - all the way back from 2008, but still as glorious as ever. Enjoy!

Money Makes the World Go Round

Money Makes the World Go Round, the world go round. Money Makes the World Go Round, that clinking clanking sound! That makes the world go roooooouuuuuunnnnnnndddd.

It's strange isn't it, dear University how much the lines of a Cabaret set in 1930s Berlin have such resonance with the way one conducts business today. An Oscar Winning Cabaret no-less?! One that was performed (albeit in a different form) in Union House Theatre but Queens College in 2009. Ah, 2009 a year when there was money around...

If you happen to rich
And you feel like a night's entertainment
You can pay for a gay escapade.
If you happen to be rich and alone
And you need a companion
You can ring (ting-a-ling) for the maid.
If you happen to be rich
And you find you are left by your lover,
And you moan and you groan quite a lot
You can take it on the chin,
Call a cab and begin to recover
On your 14-karat yacht! WHAT!?

Everything was bright (well quite) and there was budgets. Yes, budgets! For arts! For Students! And then... it all changed. Well, lots of things changed really. Cost cutting further under cutbacks for the Union. Everything has a new price, a new connotation.

When you haven't any coal in the stove
And you freeze in the winter
And you curse to the wind at your fate.
When you haven't any shoes on your feet,
Your coat's thin as paper,
And you look 30 pounds underweight
When you go to get a word of advice
From the fat little pastor,
He will tell you to love evermore.
But when hunger comes to rap,
rat-a-tat rat-a-tat at the window
*knock knock* (at the window)
Who's there? (hunger) oh, hunger!!
See how love flies out the door...

And so in late 2010 according to Insider Sources within the Darkside of the Union/Onion (as opposed to the Force) it came to pass that all the money would become no money.

No money at all.

[do stay tuned for more hard-hitting musical theatre journalism, and proper information too: * jazz hands*]