The conversation meanders between superficial squabble about the contents of their sandwiches and deep philosophical debate as they ponder whether a chicken can make bread.
It’s awkward, funny, occasionally poignant, honest and full of peoples’ ‘porky pies’, which are gradually revealed, at all the wrong times, over the course of the evening.
Spencer McLaren is a committed actor, fully committed. So is his character, Sam, who we see struggling to breakthrough the cut-throat New York entertainment industry.
The score is vibrant, powerful, but so distinctive in style and arrangement that, after a while, one gets the feeling one’s heard a song or musical phrase before.
Like many famous musicals, 42nd Street is light on plot but heavy on the entertainment. The Production Company’s current rendition of it is a fun and fantastic hit.
After a series of shows that are repurposing IP to capitalise on millennial nostalgia without much heart, SIX the Musical has returned to show everyone how compelling original content can be.