​"Wowweeee what an utterly awesome cast you are! Loved the show so much, fab music and incredible chorus vocals to match. Choreography was just awesome. Some really strong performances and great to see so many faces I’ve not seen on stage before. You all rocked it, well done!"
"Amazing show! Absolutely loved it. Well done all."
"Just seen BAOS do Urintetown at the Redgrave. I had no idea what to expect and I was blown away by how amazing it was. Everything was just brilliant. Singing. Acting. Dancing. Choreography. Lights. Staging. Utterly superb – I was literally crying with laughter at times. Huge congratulations  to everyone involved in the show it was fabulous."
​"BAOS' Urinetown at the Redgrave was fantastic! Funny, so well cast. Staging, music the whole lot. All the feels! Such a strong company. Proud of all my BAOS friends. Go see the show."
"You guys were brilliant tonight, it absolutely flew by!! Even Elena, who can’t normally sit still for longer than 20 mins were absolutely captivated. Absolutely loved it."
​"Wasn't sure what to expect from the title. Weirdest show I've ever been to but it was brilliant! Well done to all the cast, especially Pennywise (fabulous voice). Great choreography - choir scene was fab!"
​“Just watched the incredible BAOS perform their opening night of Urinetown. Brilliant if a little crazy. Loved it. Especially Bobby Strong… played by our son James Price. The rest of the cast were pretty good too!! Anyone going to see it later this week is in for a real treat.”
"We all loved it, we were laughing. It was just SOO good!! The girls had difficult weeks last week & so they all really needed some laughter & that’s the beauty of the art that you do, bringing joy to everyone!! HUGE well done."
"​Seriously top evening with lovely BMCC folk watching BAOS absolutely smash Urinetown. Didn't know what to expect, but such a great show, brilliantly done! Go see it if you can."
"You were fantastic! I loved everyone's energy, everything was so slick, it was amazing!"
​"Such an incredible show. The best am dram I've ever seen!"
​"Really professional production, exceeded all expectations for first BAOS production. Hugely impressive."
​"Great singing and comedy - very talented performers."
​"Didn't know what to expect from Urinetown, but what I saw from BAOS was a fab production with brilliant singing and acting."
​"A witty and professional show performed by a talented cast."
​"Urinetown was AMAZING!! BAOS you totally smashed it. Highly recommend getting a ticket for this brilliant show. Well done lovelies!!”
​"My face hurts from laughing so much, massive congratulations BAOS."
​"Completely bonkers. But laugh out loud funny - thoroughly enjoyed it. Great job."
​"Utterly mad! Such a strong cast on that stage, no weak performances. You were so zainy & great."
"Pennywise’s voice is insanely good"
"If you are looking for a fun evening of entertainment this week, look no further than Urinetown. fabulous performances from a very committed cast."
"What a strange unusual show but totally mesmerising. Thoroughly enjoyed it, tremendously energetic and very musical with some very strong performances. I could very easily name several but Natalie (Pennywise), Becky (Little Sally), Sophie (Hope) and Dan (Old Man Strong) are etched on my mind tonight. Congratulations BAOS, you all did yourself proud and fully deserved the standing ovation you received at the end. Well done!!!!"
​"The quality is amazing! Brilliantly cast with Miss Pennywise and all of the leads were brilliant. Some great songs / loved the gospel one. BAOS have delivered another class act."
​"I did not know what to expect, but I loved it. I am seriously considering coming to see it again."
​"It was such a bizarre show but brilliant! Very slick!"
"​Great show… fantastic opening night…. Highly recommend!!!"
​"Had I not known it was am dram, I would have thought I was watching a professional production!"
​"If you do one thing this week go and see Urinetown at the Redgrave Theatre. BAOS you were brilliant as always and so inventive. Yass please queen to you all!!!!
"It was an amazing show. You were amazing (Hope)"
​"You were fab!! This is a great production, you should be really proud"
"Was AB FAB. So enjoyed it. Well done Sarah – as always very polished."
​"Congratulations on a clever, hilarious show!! We really loved it and laughed so much. You sounded amazing - leads & chorus so good."
​"I absolutely loved it, really truly brilliant!!!! Everyone is soooo talented!!! Well done an absolute triumph!"
​"What a cast. What a show. Loved every minute. Congratulations!"
​"So good I almost pissed myself!"
​"Funny show & a talented bunch of actors"
​"At the end of the first number I thought, wow, they're good!"
​"BAOS you smashed it, you sound amazing! those harmonies in the first & last number and in Run freedom run were soooo delicious I wanted to eat them! fab show, you should be very proud indeed"
​"I've seen some crazy things in my time, but that was probably the most craziest, amazing thing i have seen in my life! You were all mental, brilliant, powerful, mental & really bat sh*t crazy bunch I absolutely loved it"
​"Wow! Amazing show, completely bonkers, but amazing! Thoroughly enjoyed it!"
​"What a truly mad & crazy musical! Amazing! Can't wait to see it again on Saturday!"
"Congrats BAOS... you crazy lot!! thanks for the laughs. what a bazaar show... but every department, on & off stage, embraced it. A great production from all departments."
"​I thought the tickets were a bit expensive but after watching it I’d have happily paid much more!"
"We were pissing ourselves from start to finish"
"Totally turns the idea of the traditional musical on its head"
"I’m going to download the soundtrack first thing! Loved the songs!"
"Once you got into it, superb show"
"​Well done to everyone in BAOS for a fabulous show last night!"
"The slickest and most professional am dram musical I've seen in years!"
"So they're a professional theatre company, right?"
"FANTASTIC SHOW Charlie (Rebel)!! Loved it! Great leads, great choreography, & the best 'chorus' ever esp. the harmonising with 'Bobby'!! BAOS do it again! What a fabulous bunch of young people you are...!!"
"It was great & I really enjoyed it. Am both slightly envious & very impressed at your singing, acting & dancing abilities. The whole production was excellent, so well done to you & everyone else involved. I hope you & the rest of the team at BAOS are really pleased & proud of what you have achieved."
"What a show! Wee all have a great time. Absolutely whizzed by. Absolutely p*ssing myself with laughter. If you go, urine for a hell of a time! Water way to spend the evening. Very hap pee to watch it. Reasonable ticket price, barely had to spend a penny!
"Really enjoyed the show last night – different with such a big cast to when we did it a few years ago. Lots of laughs and some fabulous choral singing & dancing. Well done Barry (Director) and all the people I have not met yet in BAOS. I look forward to seeing it again on Friday with a bunch of Theatre Ink. If anyone is sitting on the fence about going to see it – go!"​
"Fantastic show tonight. Thank you!"
"Brilliant show, would recommend going."
"The show was absolutely incredible! We could not believe it! Thank you to all the cast! A fantastic night out!"
"What an amazing performance last night! It was full of fun, excellent music, dancing & act being delivered very professionally to such a high standard. Well done BAOS! What more can I say - except if I had my time again I would want to join!"
"It was a nutty story but the cast were superb. Lots of dancing, singing & laughter. The cast were excellent & the choreography was excellent. They all worked really hard. What more could you ask for."
"Brilliantly choreographed, funny, and just all over well done."
"We had a truly fabulous night, watching a really talented group of performers."
"A very refreshing show. Great storyline. The cast were fantastic and looked like they enjoyed it as much as we did."
"We so needed to go to something that was amazing and totally top outstanding last night. We were so completely overwhelmed by how amazing the performance was, we were laughing in the first 10 minutes it was that great!!! Thank you, thank you so much!!"
"Got nothing to do this afternoon or evening? Head down to the Redgrave to catch the last performances of Urinetown The Musical. Exceptional vocals, exciting choreography and two hours of fun. Do yourself a favour and go!"
"The show was brilliant: funny, satirical, self-aware, with great songs and lots of energy. 'Don't be the bunny' is my new favourite quote to say. Well done!"
"BAOS WE LOVE YOU!! You are all super talented & it was fabulous seeing you all up there doing your thing this afternoon!"
"Watching BAOS perform Urinetown. It's so so SO good and funny and clever. Go if you can, you'll love it!"
"In the words of another current Bristol bred fav of mine 'Ding Dong!' BAOS you smashed it!! Epic, hilarious, mad, detailed, engaging explosion of everything great about theatre; the music, the voices, the dances, the characters. Everyone giving it some & then some more!! Huge well done to all involved!! So glad I'm watching again Saturday so I can take it all in again!!" 
"You were all bloody amazing!! Just jealous as hell not to be up there with you!!"
"It was sooo good!"
"It was fantastic! And so were you (Pennywise)! It was the weirdest & most hilarious night, jam packed with very talented people (although Miss Pennywise stole the show!)"
"A witty and professional show performed by a talented cast."
"Superb performances hugely entertaining."
"The production performance and sound were excellent and the show very funny. Great entertainment."
"Thank you for the entertainment, very enjoyable!"
"This was my first am dram show and I had such a bloody blast! Was absolutely buzzing throughout the whole thing, I feel very lucky to be part of such a talented company!" 
"Well done you fabulous bunch! This was bat-sh*t crazy, but very funny. Amazing performances, glorious vocals & fantastic choreography."
"Oh BAOS, you bonkers! That was absolutely mental! Cracking cast for a mental show!"
"Well done to everyone on a superb show.. all be it a little 'different'. Excellent singing and acting and very slick choreography. I enjoyed it and had a good laugh. Congratulations."
"Fabulous show!! BAOS you are all so talented and such energy!"
"The show is great - 5*"
"Excellent production. Thoroughly enjoyed."
"Outstanding cast and production."
"I had the pleasure of an up close & personal viewing of BAOS' Urinetown. I was utterly blown away. I loved it. I had never heard the music & knew nothing about the show, but it is so much fun! The music is up tempo & extremely catchy (think Chicago meets Gospel) & there were some insane performances! I've never seen such a delightfully camp villain in Cladwell, & Ms Pennywise is just an utter joy to watch & hear! Not to mention our fabulous hero & heroine Bobby & Hope, & an insanely energetic Little Sally! Dan's (Old Man Strong) trippy cameos are worth the ticket price alone!!!!!"
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Taking the Piss

When you think of the great musicals of recent decades, Urinetown is unlikely to be amongst them. That’s a real shame because it’s an amazing show. A true musical comedy which leaves you laughing, smiling and singing along as you leave the theatre. And yet you’ll also have been exposed to some pretty stark messages . . . about humanity . . . and our future. And that’s a sign of just how cleverly written and wonderfully crafted this show is: the underlying issues are wrapped up in so much joyous entertainment that you don’t even notice them!
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Coincidentally I’d been bemoaning the fact that so many films these days are so dark. The world, I feel, has so much doom and gloom in it that the last thing I want from a cinema visit is to have the dark side of humanity thrust down my optic nerves and auditory canals. Urinetown provides a much-needed antidote to all of that. The song and dance numbers are up there with 42nd Street and the music, a wonderful range of styles and moods, has reminiscences of Les Mis.
Above all, it is a musical comedy which doesn’t take itself at all seriously. It’s a bit of a piss-take of the musical genre which anyone, like me, who’s been brought up on musicals, will readily recognize and appreciate.

First performed on Broadway in 2001, with music & lyrics by Mark Hollmann and book & lyrics by Greg Kotis, Urinetown, tells the near-future story of a town hit by draught (coming soon to a city near you?). To control the limited water supply, private toilets are banned: everyone has to use public conveniences. Throw in some political satire and, obviously, this being a musical, a romance and you have a plot that, though seemingly far-fetched, has enough truth to it to get you wondering.

The production I saw, at the Redgrave Theatre in Bristol, was an amateur one (BAOS: the Bristol Amateur Operatic Society), though you’d never have known it. All aspects of the show were excellent, from the singing quality of the leads, to chorus dance numbers and fantastic staging. There were so many superb performances and stand-out moments that it would be unfair to single out any for particular praise. They not only did themselves credit but have added another musical to my list of greats. Do go and see it if it’s comes to a theatre near you: you’ll be relieved you did!

Review by consciousevolution.today