Theatrical memes seem to take turns - the spoon-playing looks to have pretty much
passed the baton to the elaborate coup de théâtre meme now - so it's an unexpected
and unwelcome return for one from the first few months of 2016, as the St James
Theatre sticks strictly to the 8pm start time for shows in its basement Studio,
despite the fact that
The Stripper has a two-and-a-half hour running time.
Pulp novelist Carter Brown adapted one of his own stories for the book of this 1982
musical with music by Richard Hartley and lyrics by Richard O'Brien - and there are
moments when
The Rocky Horror Show does indeed come to mind in the songs, even
though the overall style has quite a different feel, going for a jazzy influence
that reflects the seedy 1960s LA club where much of the action takes place.
