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Sam Holmes | The Australian Ballet School | Photo by Sergey Konstantinov

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The Wedding Singer (2017 UK Tour)

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Sam Holmes | The Australian Ballet School | Photo by Sergey Konstantinov

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THEATRE REVIEW: Shrek the Musical

THEATRE REVIEW: Shrek the Musical @laughandaguise @GlasgowKings @SteffanHarri @AmeliaLilyOffic @ShrekUKTour

With a plot line involving a diminutive dictator banishing quirky “freaks” to a swamp in the woods in order to restore “perfection” to his kingdom, you’d be forgiven for thinking that you had stumbled on, not Shrek, but Hitler the Musical.

However, when you throw into the mix a talking donkey (a crowd-pleasing turn by Marcus Ayton making an ass of himself in a cross between Isaac Hayes and Alan…

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Sam: Yeah, I know.  You have this beautiful fantasy about marriage and your dream home and six or ten kids and loads of responsibility.  I can respect that, but don’t expect me to buy into it.  That’s not the way I roll.

Levi: I know.  And it’s only three kids, not six or ten.

Sam: Whatever.  One kid is one too many, if you ask me.  Babies are screaming drool factories.  Ugh...and think about all those diapers you’ll have to change. No thank you.

Carolina: But think about how cute and cuddly they are, and how nice it would be to hold them in your arms and rock them to sleep, and how your partner looks at you with that proud, happy smile because you made this little person together and--

Sam: And how you’re saddled with this ridiculously huge burden of responsibility you didn’t want.

Levi: We want the responsibility.  It wouldn’t be a burden to us.  I’ll probably be the one with the proud, silly grin on my face, too.  

Carolina:  I can picture it.  I just know you’re going to be wonderful with our future babies. 

Sam: If you guys are going to start making heart eyes at each other, I’m leaving.

Levi: Sorry.  It’s just that this is a really big thing for us.  When we have our first child, I don’t even know if there’ll be a word for how happy we’re going to be.

Sam:  Yeah, okay.  Come back and tell me how happy you are when you have to deal with 2 a.m. feedings and random shrieking for no reason in the middle of the night.  You might think that’s great, but I think it sounds like some kind of torture.

Levi: 2 a.m. feedings shouldn’t even be an issue for you, Sammy.  You’re always up at 2 a.m. anyway.

Sam: Oh, very funny, genius.

Carolina:  You know what children really are?  To me, they’re the greatest expression of how much two people love each other. 

Sam: This sounds like the beginning of a philosophical conversation I’m not prepared to have.  Seriously, not everyone sees it the way you guys do.  Love isn’t this magical fairy tale thing for everybody and kids aren’t the ultimate expression of unity or whatever.  Sometimes woohoo is just woohoo and kids are just accidents that happen, you know?  

Levi: Sammy!  You think of your child as an accident?

Sam: Don’t refer to it as my child, okay?  If I’m not keeping it, it’s not officially mine.

Levi:  Maybe that’s for the best.

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That evening, Sam, Levi and Carolina built a fire in the back yard.  Sam, who apparently didn’t have the resolve to hold a grudge against his brother, was the one who suggested the ‘campfire’.  He offered Carolina and Levi a genuine apology for calling them home from Granite Falls, and said that even though a fire in their little backyard fire pit wasn’t quite the same thing as a Granite Falls campfire, they could at least pretend.   

Levi didn’t seem particularly difficult to convince.  As long as Sam didn’t bring his guitar out and start singing campfire songs, he said, he was all for the idea.  Carolina wished they still had some marshmallows left, but Sam had already gotten to the remainder of the packet they’d brought back from Granite Falls. She wasn’t really surprised.  He’d probably eaten them for lunch.

Carolina was happy Levi accepted Sam’s apology so readily. She didn’t like it when they fought or were angry with each other, especially if it was over something as inconsequential as a camping trip.  Yes, she’d been disappointed about their trip being cut short too, and she agreed with Levi that Sam could’ve waited to tell them about Jade but, in her mind, none of that had been worth spending so much energy on being mad.   She had to confess that she was still a bit upset about her and Levi’s engagement news being upstaged by Sam and Jade’s baby news, but not enough that she felt compelled to take out her frustration on anyone.  

The three of them had a lot to talk about.  That was another reason she was pleased that the twins were speaking to each other again.  Levi explained to Sam all about the house, and said he was more than welcome to move with them if he wanted to, and that he could have the entire basement all to himself, to build a music studio or whatever he wanted.  

Sam said he liked the idea of converting the basement into a studio, and was interested in the fact that there was a bedroom and bathroom in the basement already.  He said he’d have to think about it, but he was pretty sure he’d move with them.  It made sense for the three of them to keep sharing expenses, too.

Carolina had to agree with that.  Another income, even if it wasn’t substantial, would help them manage the mortgage.

Levi: And what about Jade?

Sam: What about her?

Levi: Should we expect her to be moving with us, too?

Sam: We decided we’re not getting married or even really moving in together, so no.  You don’t need to stress about that, but she did say she wants to stay with us for a while just before the baby comes. Like, for a month, maybe?

Levi: I’m sure that’ll be fine.  What do you think, ‘Lina?

Carolina:  I think I can handle her for a month.  What about after the baby comes, though? What are the two of you going to do then?  Three of you, I mean.

Sam: We haven’t really got that far.  We’re probably not keeping the kid anyway, so I don’t think we have to worry too much about what happens after.

Carolina: What?  What do you mean, you’re not keeping them? 

Sam: Adoption.  What’d you think I meant?   I mean, what am I supposed to do with a kid?  Being a dad at twenty-five isn’t exactly livin’ the dream, is it?

Levi: Maybe not your idea of it, anyway. 

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Sam: Are you sure there’s enough room in there for a kid?

Jade: *smiling* You really are clueless, aren’t you?

Sam: What can i say? I’m a better lover than a thinker. 

Jade: I can definitely agree with that.  And there’ll be room for it, trust me.  Wait till the baby bump starts growing.

Sam: I bet you’ll look sexy with a bump.

Jade: You’re such an idiot, but I’ll forgive you for that comment if you really do think I’m sexy with a bump.

Sam: If I do, I’ll prove it to you.

Jade: You’d better.  I hear woohoo is way more enjoyable when you’re pregnant, at least for the first few months.

Sam: Really? I’d be willing to help you test that theory.

Jade:  I figured as much.  But can we finish this conversation first, before we start talking naughty to each other?  We need to get a few things settled.

Sam: Yeah, about that. Do I have to get a proper job and a respectable haircut and everything now? What is it my mum says? Do I have to make an honest woman of you?

Jade: If you’re talking about marrying me, no.  We’re not doing that, and you don’t have to cut your hair or give up your music. I might want to move in with you for a few weeks towards the end, though, just in case.

Sam: In case of what?

Jade: My roommates aren’t exactly reliable. Can you imagine Paolo’s reaction to me being in labour?  He’d just run through the house screaming and freaking out. He’d be no help at all.

Sam: What makes you think I won’t be running around screaming and freaking out?

Jade: Oh, I imagine you will. But, if I’m living with you, chances are good that your brother and his girlfriend will be around, and I’m guessing they’d be exceptionally cool in a crisis.

Carolina might be cool in a crisis, Sam thought, but he had his doubts about Levi. He tried to imagine what things would be like if Carolina were pregnant.  Levi would be beside himself with anxiety over the whole thing. And that running around and freaking out bit?  That’d be Levi, no question. 

Sam congratulated himself on being so chill.  Sure, he’d lost it for a moment when he first found out about the kid, but now that he knew he wasn’t actually going to be required to adjust his life in any significant way to accommodate it, it was all good.  He didn’t even have to commit to the kid after it was born, and that was a relief as well.  Jade moving in for a few weeks toward the end of her pregnancy was no big deal.  If anyone asked about it, they could think up a good explanation. It’d be fine.

He hadn’t mentioned anything to his parents yet, and now maybe he wouldn’t even have to.  Dodged that bullet, he told himself. Thank the Maker.

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Sam: It’s actually my kid?

Jade: Yes.

Sam: We accidentally made a brand new human together.  That’s kinda fascinating, in a science-fiction movie sort of way. Like, that there can be a life form inside another life form, I mean.  It’s weird and scary, but still pretty cool, objectively speaking.

Jade: Are you capable of taking this seriously?  You do realize I’ve got an actual person growing in here, right?  We may not want the kid, but we’re still responsible for it.

Sam: I don’t know what I’m supposed to be responsible for until it’s born. I mean, it’s inside you, after all.  There’s nothing I can do right now.

Jade: I’m not always going to feel this great and look this fabulous, you know. I expect you to take care of me and help me when I need it, and there’s going to be a point when I can’t work.

Sam: Does this mean I have to get a real job?