Apart from the Putin number and a few slurs, this show is not as offensive as it promises to be. Although the puppetry is masterful, and fans of the TV show will probably enjoy seeing it come to life, Spitting Image isn’t the great satire it promises to be. Alas, it’s more amusing than side-splittingly funny.
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“It is undeniably exciting and equally impressive to see these remarkable puppets in the ‘flesh’. They are all remarkably executed, brilliantly observed and immediately recognisable...It all makes for an evening that ends up being very hit-and-miss with some genuine laugh-out-loud moments but also some distinctly dubious ones as well.”
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“If this parade of people really does represent the future, we will need the refuge allowed by art more than ever.”
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"The show isn’t going to set the world alight, a lot of the jokes have been done before but it is an entertaining night at the theatre never the less and a must see for fans of the TV show. "
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“...funny and a little nostalgic, with a few familiar musical numbers with heavily re-jigged lyrics to help pick up the pace. Certainly, this show works logistically on stage, with an impeccably coordinated team of incredible puppeteers manipulating more than 106 familiar characters.”
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“As a technical feat, wow...really it’s the puppets that make the show...with 15 puppeteers doing a fantastic job of bringing those famous faces to life and making themselves disappear. Sometimes those puppets get absurd and profane and spittingly angry things to say. More often, like those penises, the satire flops.”
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“Despite fearing the worst, ‘Spitting Image’ in the rubbery flesh proved to be shockingly funny. I had not expected it to be this entertaining.”
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“If you are in the mood for a plush seat from which to vent your anger at the Tories, this may be the show for you.”
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