Clapham Omnibus, London- Until 9th March. Reviewed by Sabrina Fancy
4 ****
Fat rascals have created another brilliant production in Tom and Bunny Save the World!
Set in the UK, this is a tongue and cheek musical about diverse group of people who are trying to flee zombies who have taken over the UK and are in search of a cure for a zombie-apocalypse infested UK.
There are several queer characters with a cast of strong, fierce women! I love a good female heroine! Fat Rascals, the brilliant production company behind the show are renowned for creating fresh and funny feminist theatre-which is a real rarity in musical theatre!
The show centres around free loving Bunny (played by Robyn Grant) and Oxford graduate geek Tom (Jamie Mawson) The 2 of them form an unlikely team to make the journey up to Yorkshire. Mawson and Grant have a great on stage, presence. The other cast members deliver an equally brilliant performance as well and are real standouts, despite not being the leads.
The show pokes fun at the UK’s regional stereotypes, which is very amusing. The musical numbers are short, but punchy and all of the cast members had great vocals – especially Robyn Grant (Bunny). It is difficult not to enjoy this. With Zombies, and catchy folk tunes this is something unique. The dialogue was also very witty along with the musical score. I genuinely feel that this is a supremely talented cast. I also loved the understated political elements that were subtly weaved into the framework of the production.
My only complaint of Tom and Bunny Save The World, was that it was only an hour long, which left me wanting more! However, this is a great testament for the quality of the production.
If you can manage to catch Tom and Bunny, expect lots of laughs, madness and catchy folk tunes performed by a very talented cast. This is the third production that I have seen by Fat Rascals and I always leave with a smile on my face. I give this 4 stars.