Amazing Things about Wooden Overcoats Live Show at the Vaults!
- David K. Barnesā introduction was hilarious and wonderful. He moves like a dapper inflatable tube man, itās wonderful - it was just. So cool. To see all these people live. It was great and the energy was amazing. - the venue was awesome and occasionally you heard trains going overhead as itās literally underneath the tracks at Waterloo - Iām terrible with names so I canāt for the life of me remember the guy playing Reverend Wavering (not Andy Secombe) but he was great in the funeral scene. He was great as the Captain as well - I felt like cause it was quite short we didnāt get a full impression of Georgieās awesomeness but the way the anger in her voice steadily increased every time she said āfine.ā was hilarious. - little references to things that couldnāt be expanded on in the show but were mentioned and got big laughs - Dr Edgeware, Marjorie sounding slightly evil, Mayor Desmond and Reverend Wavering, etc. - omg the hatred in the eyes of everyone at Funn Funerals as Chapman tries to joke about being competitors. Also Tomās awkward laughter was wonderful he is the epitome of sunshine. - the lighting was great, everything got brighter with Chapman around and then very gloomy with the twins - āhe took off as fast as his very little legs could carry himā *felix trench starts jogging very fast and comically on the spot* - Nana Crusoe. Just. Nana Crusoe. - Felix Trench is too cute to be Rudyard, heās always grinning in the background and laughing over parts of the live show itās great. - Beth Eyre kind of ?? Vibrates?? itās so funny and effective, especially with her steadily growing frustration about her raunchy book. Also the terrifying Antigone laugh was wonderful and terrifying - the despair in Felix Trenchās voice as they enter Chapmanās (āwe got a kettle half-an-hour agoā and sadly repeating in the background āyou have a lift!ā) - The bit where Mayor Desmond accidentally read āwasnāt this a funeral home a moment agoā rather than āwasnāt this a antique shop a moment agoā and stayed in character, immediately going āI have absolutely no idea where I am.ā the whole cast started giggling and had to take a moment to compose themselves especially when Felix Trench pointed out that his next line was simply āIām confusedā - the sound effect for the shop door didnāt go off when Felix Trench was miming sticking his head outside the door and he got stuck on one leg, miming trying to force a stuck door.
Honestly it was all so great and Iām really glad I went. Thank you to the cast and crew of the the show, it was a great experience. Also my friend who hadnāt heard it before loved it and wants to listen now!
