Prince andrew the musical review

Naturally, there will be people who slam this Christmas special, written by and starring impressionist Kieran Hodgson, for the title alone. Should you make comedy about these serious allegations — sexual abuse, sex trafficking and paedophilia — at all?

But it makes light of a genuine horror and lets the royal off the hook far, far too easily. It is written and scored almost in its entirety by Kieran Hodgson, character comedian, actor, musician and creator of Bad TV Impressions on Twitter, which were tremendously good, as well as being swift and perfect distillations of the shows themselves and kept us going through lockdown. But while Prince Andrew: The Musical is to be applauded as a great near-solo feat, it never quite flies. We begin with The Interview. I still need fair warning if there is going to be real footage of that terrible, terrible night.

Prince andrew the musical review

I firmly believe that comedy can be applied to any subject — but of course, the more difficult, sensitive and triggering, the more skilful the writing needs to be. Not because it involves the Royal Family, who are fair game and whose pomposity and self-importance often needs to be pricked — doing so is practically a national pastime. That his story overlaps with that of Jeffrey Epstein, who abused underage girls for decades, and Ghislaine Maxwell, who groomed them for him. This is a sinister story. Prince Andrew: The Musical does its best to skirt around the grimmest aspects of the scandal. Hodges is genuinely great as the title character, and if anything his Andrew is fractionally more likeable than the real one. By skimming the surface it trivialises a subject that needs incredible skill and nuance to handle comedically and leaves it on the table. Comedy is an art form that can handle any issue, in theory. Some subjects, though, require a more delicate touch than this brightly coloured, post-Christmas knees-up could manage. The quick and essential guide to domestic and global politics from the New Statesman's politics team. Sign up here. Select and enter your email address The Saturday Read Your weekly guide to the best writing on ideas, politics, books and culture every Saturday. The best way to sign up for The Saturday Read is via saturdayread. The best way to sign up for Morning Call is via morningcall. The best way to sign up for The Salvo is via thesalvo.

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Prince Andrew: The Musical is a British made-for-television biographical musical comedy film written by and starring Kieran Hodgson. The show begins with a recreation of Prince Andrew's Newsnight interview with Emily Maitlis , interspersed with real footage. Once the interview is over, they each believe that they 'nailed' the interview "I Nailed It". History then rewinds itself to , when Andrew was growing up. He reflects on how he was always more popular than his brother, Prince Charles , and that in a time of public anxiety over inflation and the Falklands war , he had been able to take advantage of not being the heir by crafting a more stylish and down-to-earth version of himself that the public swoons over "England Expects". At Royal Ascot , Andrew makes a pass at Sarah Ferguson , whom he has not seen since childhood, and offers her a profiterole. In her mind, she unravels the metaphor of the profiterole representing the material luxury that Andrew could offer her in marriage, and accepts "My Profiterole".

And as the score at the top of this review spoils, I very much hope nobody attempts a third entry. The best way to dissect this abomination of satire is to dive straight into it. I did enjoy some of the songs as purely musical pieces, mainly because I am a music ageusiast whose musical opinions should never be trusted. This was largely due to Kieran Hodgson who does a good job playing the Prince. The parts of just him singing were almost enjoyable, and I do think with stronger material he could carry a satirical portrayal of the disgraced Prince well. Unfortunately, the material he had was incredibly weak, and at times was insulting to both the audience and the victims at the heart of the scandal. The team behind the musical had a 50 minute opportunity to tear apart the entire Prince Andrew scandal, a national outrage with serious accusations which go right to the top of this country, and they choose to spend 30 minutes giving the people accused of horrible things big celebratory musical numbers.

Prince andrew the musical review

But is this musical take on the disgraced royal too much, too soon? W hen I arrive at Brocket Hall, a stately home in Welwyn Garden City, Prince Andrew is having his photograph taken on the grand staircase, a rose clamped between his teeth as a fleet of butlers dance around him. Or rather, not Prince Andrew, but the comedian Kieran Hodgson. He is in young Andrew mode today, in his military uniform and with a full head of hair, but Hodgson later tells me that as old Andrew, he looks truly awful. It is a risky proposition. From the off, the production had a delicate line to walk between making an effective satire of Prince Andrew and not making light of the allegations.

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But it makes light of a genuine horror and lets the royal off the hook far, far too easily. Which is just not them, is it? Jenny Bede Sarah Ferguson. On 17 April , along with other royal related programming, a rebroadcast of Prince Andrew: The Musical was announced to feature as part of Channel 4's 'alternative' coronation coverage. King Frederik of Denmark returns to Spain on a private trip - months after the notorious photos of his Madrid night out. Retrieved 30 December Original Poster. Comedy is an art form that can handle any issue, in theory. London Musical Theatre Orchestra. Read full article Isobel Lewis.

Prince Andrew: The Musical is a British made-for-television biographical musical comedy film written by and starring Kieran Hodgson. The show begins with a recreation of Prince Andrew's Newsnight interview with Emily Maitlis , interspersed with real footage.

Sign up here. Prince Andrew: The Musical is a British made-for-television biographical musical comedy film written by and starring Kieran Hodgson. That one broke only 12 years ago — are nodded to but never drilled down on. Join our commenting forum Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies Comments. He reflects on how he was always more popular than his brother, Prince Charles , and that in a time of public anxiety over inflation and the Falklands war , he had been able to take advantage of not being the heir by crafting a more stylish and down-to-earth version of himself that the public swoons over "England Expects". Article Talk. What the actual f k? The best way to sign up for The Green Transition is via spotlightonpolicy. Similarly, Prince Charles is barely recognisable, not so much because Chawawa has a different skin colour but because they give him bushy grey eyebrows, a grey beard and have him talk about and touch a receding hairline that is not receding at all. When I was watching this, it was annoying me where I knew the actor from that played Prince Andrew, then it clicked he's in Two Doors Down.