By Ernest Kearney — The Burglars of Hamm are a delightfully merry and madcap lot.
And if you needed proof of that, well there’s Resa Fantastiskt Mystisk.
According to the program, Resa Fantastiskt Mystisk is purportedly a recently discovered work by the nineteenth century Swedish playwright Lars Mattsun, author of the work, Where the Shoes Squeeze and The Toothless Otto. But in fact, The Burglars are lying to you.
Big time.
Written by the ensemble Carolyn Almos, Matt Almos, Jon Beauregard, Joel Marshall, Toss Merrill, Katharine Noon, Victor Ortado, Laura Otis and Selina Merrill, the piece is one great huge fraud; with the tongue so deep in the cheek, it’s popping out through the sideburns on the other side.
With heavy-handed symbolism, and dialogue dripping absurdity —
“The future is but a mirror reflecting what is past.”
“The foul stench of death has made a dance floor of my nostrils.”
A twist on the whole concept, are the headphones given to the audience members to wear during the performance so that the “director,” Todd Merrill, can provide a running commentary as well as vent his spleen at his bumbling cast.
He has a lot of “spleen” for the venting.
In fact, the actual director, Albert Dayan, glides the inspired tomfoolery with the aplomb of Michael Jackson doing the Moonwalk down the length of your funny bone.
A PLATINUM MEDAL.
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Resa Fantastiskt Mystisk’s
Extended Dates and Times:
Saturday, June 30, 2018 @ 8:30pm
and
Sunday, July 1st, 2018 @ 7:00pm
Venue:
1076 Lillian Way
Hollywood, CA
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