Review Of The Play 'Little Shops Of Horror'

Little Shops of Horror directed by Ms. Gayle was a fabulous and entertaining show. I observed the play at Park View High school on Friday, May 6, 2016. The theme is dark twisted humor. Little Shops of Horror is a story of a floral shop employee who discovers a magical and bizarre plant that has an appetite for human flesh. The story is filled with dark humor and laughter as it follows Seymour on what seemed to be a struck of luck, but what soon turns into a problem. The audience is entertained by not only the great storytelling, but as well as the songs and music that accompany it.
The story take place in the 1960s of America in urban skid row. Seymour Krelboin is an orphan who works at a rundown floral shop. He is constantly being taken advantage
Seymour names the mysterious plant Audrey II, after his crush, Audrey. Seymour seeing the plant as his way to get famous and rich, suggests that they use it as a way to attract customers. Seymour notices that the plants seems to have a craving for blood. Audrey II is a huge success for the struggling floral shop as it creates attention and business for them. Things are looking up for Seymour as Audrey finally notices him. As Audrey II grows so does his hunger for blood, and talks to Seymour promising him riches in exchange for blood. Seymour can no longer afford to feed him with his own blood and so he attempts to kill Audrey’s abusive boyfriend, Orin Scrivello, His attempt fails, but luckily Orin accidently kills himself. He feeds Orin carcass to the plant. Seymour and Audrey’s relationship starts to improve as Orin is out of the picture, but Mr. Mushnik is suspicious. Audrey II convinces Seymour to feed Mr. Mushnik to him as he will alert the police of his
The characters were brought alive with their own unique traits and the acting was reflective of that. The acting made the show come alive and the audience was made to feel like it was part of the story. Eric Armstrong did an excellent job portraying the nerdy, love-struck Seymour through his tale of events. He was able to give of the impression of someone who just desperately wanted to be somebody through his acting. The audience was able to tell what Seymour was feeling or what kind of mood he was in. The audience was given an impression someone who just wanted to be loved as he tried throughout the story to win Audrey over. None of the actors ever broke character and they all acted harmoniously together. Another great actor was Muirrin O Mall who played Audrey II, the plant. Her acting was excellent for such a tough role as she had to constantly project her voice in a loud and shrill manner constantly which is very difficult. All of the actors projected their voice so it was clear and easy to hear. The arguing scenes were useful in building tension and suspense within the audience, while the funny scenes kept them laughing and