> “Only 12 more hours to go,” they sing energetically, impatient for “the one and only night when we all come together” to begin. They are waiting for The Late Late Toy Show, which in this odd confection from Jane Murphy and Katherine Drohan elevates the annual TV show beyond its status as a contemporary cultural tradition to that of a national holiday.
> When an all-island power cut puts a stop to festivities, Nell and her gang of friends (who include several stars from previous Toy Shows) step in to save the day.
> But the production cannot shake off its indebtedness to the source material it seeks to celebrate. The Late Late Toy Show may have become an important element of an Irish Christmas, but the musical tries far too hard to make a case for its significance… it is difficult not to feel cynical about the artistic intention of what is essentially a spectacular, self-congratulatory marketing ploy.
Seems like it was a very bad idea. RTE stoking their own egos, shur aren’t we brilliant.
Is there atleast a Tubridy cameo of him doing lines before the Toy Show
They took The Savage Eyeoff the RTE Player. Someone should be in jail over this.
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> “Only 12 more hours to go,” they sing energetically, impatient for “the one and only night when we all come together” to begin. They are waiting for The Late Late Toy Show, which in this odd confection from Jane Murphy and Katherine Drohan elevates the annual TV show beyond its status as a contemporary cultural tradition to that of a national holiday.
> When an all-island power cut puts a stop to festivities, Nell and her gang of friends (who include several stars from previous Toy Shows) step in to save the day.
> But the production cannot shake off its indebtedness to the source material it seeks to celebrate. The Late Late Toy Show may have become an important element of an Irish Christmas, but the musical tries far too hard to make a case for its significance… it is difficult not to feel cynical about the artistic intention of what is essentially a spectacular, self-congratulatory marketing ploy.
Seems like it was a very bad idea. RTE stoking their own egos, shur aren’t we brilliant.
Is there atleast a Tubridy cameo of him doing lines before the Toy Show
They took The Savage Eyeoff the RTE Player. Someone should be in jail over this.