A few weeks ago my friend Ellie and I went to watch The Spongebob Musical at The Mayflower Theatre in Southampton.
We honestly had such a good time, so I must tell you about it. I grew up watching Spongebob Squarepants and have always enjoyed it since. Yes, 24-year-olds can still enjoy Spongebob into adulthood.
I saw The Spongebob Musical being advertised on Instagram and it was quite a reasonable price so getting tickets was a no-brainer.
It was made even more exciting because Divina De Campo, a drag queen who featured on RuPaul's Drag Race UK Season 1, played Plankton. Everyone who knows me knows about my obsession with Drag Race.
Also, the person who played Plankton's wife, Karen, was Hannah Lowther. Hannah is a TikToker I have followed since she was working in Tesco during the pandemic when theatre shows weren't on, so it was great to see her perform live as Karen.
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The show
Before the show, we weren't too sure what to expect. Spongebob is a family show so we weren't sure whether it was going to be mainly aimed at children, but it definitely exceeded expectations and had something for everyone to enjoy.
The plot of the show was that there was going to be a volcanic eruption that was going to wipe out Bikini Bottom and the citizens of Bikini Bottom had to work together to stop that from happening.
Spongebob and Sandy set out to save the day, while Plankton was conspiring an evil plan. Alongside that, the main characters all had individual musical numbers.
The singing and dancing were 10/10 but our favourite thing about the show is that it was SO funny and cleverly so.
We were so impressed by the attention to detail which made the show that much better and gave it a special edge. Things like someone playing the maracas while Mr. Krabs walked side to side, and Squidward having another set of legs sewn onto the back of his.
The show was just so much fun that I think people would have no choice but to enjoy it. Before going to watch Spongebob, I had a lot of people laughing about it because they were saying it was for children. It's funny because who's the one who had a great Saturday and saw what was probably one of my favourite shows? Me!
If you get a chance to watch The Spongebob Musical I'd definitely recommend it. Whether you are planning to go as a family, or not, there is something for everyone to enjoy.
What's your favourite musical?
6 comments
I'll admit, this isn't something I'd choose to go and watch but I'm pleasantly surprised by your review! Glad you enjoyed it :)
ReplyDeleteThis sounds like such a fun musical to go to; I would love to see something like that as I am sure the singing and fun story would be such a great way to spend a few hours.
ReplyDeleteThis sounds like such a fun musical, glad you enjoyed it! x
ReplyDeleteLucy Mary
It sounds like it was such a fun show! Thanks for sharing your experience! :)
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I wish this Spongebob Musical will be in Malaysia soon. It will be so fun to watch.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing your experience of watching the Spongebob musical, it sounds like you enjoyed the it very much :)
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