Lloyd Evans Lloyd Evans

There’s the kernel of a good show in this copycat Hamilton: Treason the Musical reviewed

Plus: a wealthy musician tries to monetise the Labour manifesto

Copycat Hamilton: Bradley Jaden as the Catholic plotter Thomas Percy — who receives ‘no mercy’ — in Treason the Musical. Credit: Gavin Nugent 
issue 20 March 2021

Copycat Hamiltons are everywhere. Lin-Manuel Miranda led the way by turning an unexamined corner of history into a smash-hit show. The latest antique subject to become a musical is the Gunpowder Plot of 1605. The script, by Ricky Allan and Kieran Lynn, ought to include those words in the title because they give vital data about the location, the historical period and some elements of the story.

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