Joshua Chong
Reviews by Joshua Chong
Mirvish’s ‘Shucked,’ an American country musical with a Canadian star, is the show we need now
Let me set a few things straight. First: the show is about corn, not oysters. And second: it’s brilliant, I’m relieved to report.
Can you turn a board game into a play? ‘Clue’ at Mirvish tries, but doesn’t successfully roll the dice
But none of these elements can quite help this production overcome the faults in Rustin’s stilted script. Aside from the physical comedy, many of the jokes fall flat. And Rustin’s dialogue seems more concerned about shuffling the characters from one part of the stage (or board) to another, than developing the play’s narrative. When we’re through, there are so many plot holes that the final twist ending feels like an easy cop-out.
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