On The Razzle at Theatre West

On The Razzle

Theatre West
3333 Cahuenga Blvd. West Hollywood

Set in Vienna at the turn of the 20th Century, "On The Razzle" follows the hilarious adventures of two naughty grocer's assistants, who flee their country establishment and go "on the razzle." That is, they head for the big city (Vienna) in search of adventure and relief from the tedium of their daily routines. They find love, romance and naughty hijinks. Their boss, meanwhile, has also headed for Vienna in pursuit of a romance of his own. Suffice it to say, several of the characters are in for some major surprises.

Thru - Oct 26, 2014

Fridays: 8:00pm

Saturdays: 8:00pm

Sundays: 2:00pm

Price: $25at the door, $20 online

Show Type: Comedy

Box Office: 323-851-7977

www.theatrewest.org

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On The Razzle Reviews

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Los Angeles Times - Not Recommended

"...It's hard to say why the play's production at Theatre West doesn't reach the level of comical lunacy that is so obviously required. Certainly, co-directors Pete Parkin and John Gallogly have assembled a cast of game and crisply well-prepared actors who go through their frenetic paces with nary a hitch. Perhaps it's simply that the sheer broadness of the performances, combined with the sweeping broadness of the material, add up to a production almost completely lacking in the underlying subtlety and craft that would leaven the silliness."

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- F. Kathleen Foley

LA Splash - Somewhat Recommended

"...Razzle, though peppered with an unremitting display of verbal gymnastics, puns, and sly sexual innuendos, is mostly slapstick and rather thin on substance, and, because of the relentlessly racy, and at times frenetic, pace, some good opportunities for audience engagement are lost. The enthusiastic cast is to be admired for injecting an enormous amount of physical and verbal energy into a linguistically demanding farce. I'm perplexed and distracted by the seemingly incongruous casting of women in the male roles of Melchoir and Christopher. Superb period costuming by Majorie Van Der Hoff greatly enhances the Viennese-inspired theme."

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- Ester Benjamin Shifren

The Tolucan Times - Recommended

"...The show is fun and comical. The script subtly displays how one's station was paramount, that breaking convention is a gentle form of revolution."

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- M. Jarrett Christensen

Cynthia Citron - Somewhat Recommended

"...Like all farces, On the Razzle is replete with lots of running around, banging of doors, miscommunications, misunderstandings, misidentifications, and frantic hiding out. This play, however, is generously built on puns, double entendres, and sexual innuendoes. Some of them funny, others elusive. Stoppard himself has admitted that he had to rewrite much of the humor and dialogue, as the Austrian version is filled with site-specific allusions, colloquialisms, and multiple puns that don't translate well."

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- Cynthia Citron

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On The Razzle Reviews

Los Angeles Times - Not Recommended

LA Splash - Somewhat Recommended

The Tolucan Times - Recommended

Cynthia Citron - Somewhat Recommended

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