Cardboard Carnival
should develop into a tight and genuinely pleasing stage show down the line. (Review
by Barry Meehan)
If you’re looking for a light, frothy cabaret which will
tell you something about your current – or past - relationship, then Cardboard Carnival ,seen this last
weekend at the 2018 Hilton Arts Festival, should be right up your street.
The “Cardboard” in the title signifies that with social
media, we are becoming cardboard cut-outs of our true selves, caring more about
our image than about human interaction. Despite this, there are still “normal”
people out there who desire relationships, and connections with others. The
problem is just how we go about this. This cabaret seeks to look at how
relationships begin, how they end, and the “glorious mess” in between.
Seasoned performers Bryan Hiles, Darren King and Marion
Loudon team up with relative newcomer Leigh Meyer for an hour-long look at each
other and ourselves. Expect to hear many popular, tried and tested numbers,
many with a different slant.
Some of the best include: Call Me Maybe; Oops, I did it again; All About the Bass; Blurred Lines
and Somebody That I Used To Know and
many others.
All four performers were in great form for the performance I
saw, with Hiles and King providing most of the comedy, and Loudon and Meyer
providing the eye-candy. The script could do with a bit of tightening (in my
humble opinion) before it hits the main stage, but I’m quite sure the quartet
will be looking at this in the future.
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