Alternatively, succinctly titled: ‘a Legally Blonde Pretty Woman Dirty Danced on the Beaches while writing a Notebook on the Titanic’…this is a fast paced, hilarious, quick witted and feminist show – offering commentary on some of the ridiculous situations in these films and their own political critique in a way that adds depth and narrative to this comedy.
KK Apple and Kerry Ipema expertly re-enact each of the six movies, with incredible facial expressions, some clever choreography and songs. Our (older) mini-reviewer hadn’t seen all of the films, but that didn’t distract from their enjoyment atall, and they were giggling away consistently. A dirty dancing finale is utterly amazing, with full dedication to learning the entire routine ….
A surprise extra film was squeezed in with much hilarity, and we were left to walk home with cheeks aching from laughter and a desire to re-watch some of the classic films featured. An ideal show for older children and teens, with its combination of accessible humour, relatable content, fully modest sex scenes (!) and particularly the observations and discussions about inaccuracies and myths portrayed which leaves much food for thought and further consideration of the depiction of women in this genre….and who is writing the films.
Hopefully they’ll return next year with a whole host of new films for us to enjoy as much as we did this time !
Our (older) mini-reviewer said: ‘ I loved all the references to the door size from Titanic and the Mickey and Sylvia song from Dirty Dancing was absolutely hilarious..’
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