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| Art by Nigel Parkinson. |
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| Photo ©2017 Lew Stringer |
Glaswegian actor Matthew McKenna is playing the part of Bananaman, and here he is in costume designed by Mike Leopold. Photo by Claire Bilyard.
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| Photo by Claire Bilyard. |
http://southwarkplayhouse.co.uk/show/bananaman/
Can it work as an all-ages musical? I think so! This song (sung by Mark Pickering as Doctor Gloom) is a real belter. Have a listen...
8 comments:
Bananaman was too late for my first childhood and too early for my second. But, plagiarism: can I count the ways? The strength-giving food of Popeye, the child-adult transformation of Billy Batson, the looks & sounds of Batman. How did they get away with it?
Then I wonder about Brickman. Is there an alter-ego Harry Hod? A transformational trowel? Perhaps a call to arms: "Let no grouting go unpointed."
They "got away with it" because it's a parody of superheroes, Mike. Not sure what you mean by the sounds of Batman.
As for Brickman, why not give it a go? His alter ego is Loose Brayne, and Tina Trowel is his Robin.
"Loose Brayne", huh?
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"sitting in his very expensive mansion, when a brick smashed through the window" -
Sure, why not?
As for superhero plagiarism, many closely similar cartoon vigilantes have appeared (not generally similar to Brickman, but that too - not that I have anyone in mind), and while lawyers are occasionally called for, mostly it's not worth the trouble.
Thanks, Lew. I'm not sure about the sound either - I think it's the name - it made sense at 6 o'clock this morning.
Well, I've conceived a character of satirical & topical bent, certainly bent. A gullible office boy falls into Lord Rothermere's printing press and emerges as... Billy Brexit! Combining the strength & steadyness of Theresa May, the negotiation skills of David Davis and the diplomacy of Boris Johnson, young Billy will put the Great back into Britain. Not original, I know, but it should deliver a few chuckles. Just hope Alan Moore doesn't steal it.
Thanks for the suggestion, Robert, but that's literally been the origin of Brickman since 1979. I guess you never read it.
He has certainly been down the gym lately!
Ken
Why hasn't this been mentioned at all in The Beano? You'd think they'd be the first to promote it.
It hasn't? Strange.
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