'Lucky Stiff' by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty
19 May 2022
On Friday we were back at the tiny TADS Theatre in Toddington for the first time since October 2019 - not for a TADS performance but to see another very impressive amateur theatre group, St Andrew’s Players from Luton. They were performing the 1988 musical ‘Lucky Stiff’ with book and lyrics by Lynn Ahrens and music by Stephen Flaherty, based on the 1983 novel ‘The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo’ by Michael Butterworth. ‘Lucky Stiff’ is a very silly farce about the battle to inherit the fortune of a distant uncle, which involves taking the uncle’s corpse on holiday to Monte Carlo. It’s a nicely constructed plot, with slightly more to it than first appears. The songs have a narrative style which reminded me of Stephen Sondheim and were excellently performed by a cast full of strong singers, led by Musical Director Richard Cowling and accompanied by Martin Hart. The leads, Barry Hyde and Jo Yirrell, managed to make their ridiculous characters surprisingly sympathetic. Dee Lovelock’s production was a hoot. You can see the St Andrew’s Players trailer at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Am2WFLpEe_w
posted by Robin Simpson @ 4:31 pm
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