“The show has a lively vulgarity, a few good numbers and a democratic(-ish) heart...But it’s also fatuous, repetitive and has the worst set I’ve seen in years”
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“We never feel the sting of the satire, or come to know these characters. At over two hours long, it’s a shame such an inspired idea ends up feeling so banal and interminable.”
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"If they retool the script — or perhaps bring in another writer — they could have a hit on their hands."
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"Though more bonkers than bellissimo, like its indomitable subject, this audacious musical has staying power."
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“The biggest problem in ‘Berlusconi’ is the story itself. It seemingly has no idea what it is or what it is trying to say. This results in a show which is tonally inconsistent and all over the place – its only consistency is in how confused it always is.”
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"That Berlusconi was ... a reprehensible individual is inarguable, but, minus the politics, we get something a little too bland to sustain a full length musical...Perhaps the real revenge this show offers to his victims is that it portrays Silvio as what he would dislike above all else – it makes him ordinary."
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“All in all, this needs a considerable amount of work to become as accomplished as several of the shows it’s so strongly reminiscent of, but it is still refreshing to encounter a bold new musical with brains, brawn, unashamed theatricality and packed with good tunes.”
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“The show has no idea where it’s trying to take us. There’s no plot, no character development, nothing driving the show forwards. It’s just song after song after song, each of which outstays its welcome.”
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