Normally, I would expect that theaterreviewsfrommyseat does not cover Renaissance Fairs as there are no seats. There are wooden benches though, so we shall make an exception. Plus, on the King’s Stage there was a two act musical comedy entitled, “Marry Me a Little, Bury Me a Lot.” Essentially this show consisted of reworded tunes not only from Broadway musicals but also from the likes of REM and Whitney Houston. Best number was a riff on “At the Ballet” from A Chorus Line. A princess was falling for the Prince’s valet. “You can be so happy with the valet… with the valet…. with the VALET……(followed by musical flourish).” Not necessary to know the references to enjoy this silly show, but it significantly adds to the laughs.
Attended this raucous event over the weekend because my son was performing as part of the musical entertainment (trumpets, drums, guitar). The whole thing was genius, as one would expect. I saw Snorkel the Trained Pig do a Hoof Bump. Jacques Ze Whippeur, a Frenchman with a whip and a quip, was fun. There were jousts and pub sings. The best show was Washing Well Wenches whose act is described as “wet dirty women, good, clean fun.” Inspired audience participation at its most hilarious.
Naturally there were manually powered rides and games like the axe throw and knife throw. The hardworking cast seemed to be having a ball. Loved the costumes. And like any good Renaissance Fair, many of the guests and their kids came dressed in their finest medieval (or medieval-ish) wear. Each weekend there is a special event. A week ago there was a competition called “Cleavage Contest – where fair ladies of the realm are invited to be daring without baring.” Although we missed that one, there did not appear to be any shortage of cleavage this past weekend. Huzzah!