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Springer watches us watching him - August 2002 The Observer - By Vanessa Thorpe - August 25th, 2002
‘Everyone is always telling me I am going to hell. Now I’ve seen it,’ was the verdict of popular television’s biggest star, Jerry Springer, as he confronted an uncomfortable vision of his own fate on an Edinburgh stage yesterday. ‘Not many people get to see their future,’ he added. Springer made an unannounced visit to…
Edinburgh Review: Jerry Springer: The Opera at Assembly Rooms - August 2002 The Stage - By Cameron Robertson - August 15th, 2002
A terrific concept on which to meld high art with trailer trash, Springer’s notorious television show is parodied with considerable aplomb. The first half is straightforward. Similar to the small-screen version, the bizarre studio guests provide the fascination and entertainment. They include a grown man having a tantrum while posing as a self-defeating tot, mullet-haired…