Unfortunate: The Untold Story of Ursula the Sea Witch is an entertaining Disney parody musical – review
Unfortunate: The Untold Story of Ursula the Sea Witch has been around for a little while now – following its debut at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2019, we caught the 2022 production in London at the Underbelly Festival.
It’s now returned – at the Southwark Playhouse Elephant – in an even bigger theatrical production. The set is more robust, the puppets look more impressive, the band sounds great – although it retains a Fringe-style lo-fi charm.
For those unfamiliar, it’s a musical parody of The Little Mermaid, telling the story from the perspective of Ursula, one of our favourite Disney villains.
Some of the cast have returned from the previous production but there are a few new additions, including Drag Race UK star River Medway as Ariel and Shawna Hamic in the lead role of Ursula.