“One of the very nicest things about life is the way we must regularly stop whatever it is we are doing and devote our attention to eating.” - Luciano PavarottiThe act of eating is an integral part of our everyday lives. One might not realize how attached a person can be to a certain food or meal, until they have to be without it. During this time of the year many people give up a type of food or drink for Lent, and it’s amazing how much abstaining from something you enjoy eating or drinking can affect your mood. For me, giving up candy and desserts for Lent has been a strain on my normal sunny disposition and will power. I would kill someone for a Klondike Bar at this point. The play Oh, Gastronomy! is a series of stories that show how influential food is to everyday lives and situations.
The show kept the audience laughing from the opening song about competitive eating, to the light hearted ending of everyone coming together to enjoy one big feast. There were some serious parts of the play as well that really struck a chord with the audience. One scene opened with a woman and a male soldier singing about how food represented a feeling of home, while another moment showed a once poor woman trying to fit in at a fancy dinner.
The entire apprentice company did an amazing job with this show, and really captivated the entire theatre from start to finish. If a theatre is completely packed at an 11 p.m. performance on St. Patrick's Day, the popularity speaks for itself. While most of the scenes have mass audience appeal, I will say that this is an adult show. One particular scene was suggestive, and not appropriate for kids.
The rating for this show is a 5 out of 5 bells. All of the interwoven stories about food, and humanity make this show a delight to see. The comedic scenes, songs, and characters will have you leaping out of your seat for a standing ovation.
And as the great Virginia Woolf once said, “One cannot think well, love well, sleep well, if one has not dined well.”
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