North West Theatre

Die Mommie Die!

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Charles Busch
Vertigo Theatre Productions
23 Mar 11 to 25 Mar 11
Taurus Bar

Circa 1960s, Angela Arden, a fallen pop diva is trapped in a hateful marriage to film producer Sol Sussman. Desperate to find happiness with her younger lover, an out-of-work TV actor named Tony Parker, Angela gruesomely murders her husband with the aid of a poisoned suppository. Angela’s manipulative daughter, Edith, convinces her 'emotionally disturbed' brother, Lance, that together they must avenge their father’s death... by killing their mother!

Brief Encounter With ... Charles Busch

American actor, screen-writer, playwright, author, dramatist and female impersonator Charles Busch has had huge success on Broadway and on the Fringe scene in the U.S. Northwest audiences will get the chance to see two of his cult hits, Psycho Beach Party and Die Mommie Die, staged by Vertigo Theatre Productions at Taurus, Manchester in March.
What's On Stage

Die, Mommie, Die! is a terrible play... That Vertigo Theatre’s production of the play is entertaining is attributable entirely to the talents and efforts of the director Craig Hepworth and his cast... Dale Vicker throws himself into the part adding very funny vocal mannerisms and grotesque poses... The show is, however, stolen by Dave McLaughlin... Vertigo manages to locate some humour in very thin material and the cast play it up with gusto.
What's On Stage (Rating: 3/5)