A musical mockery of the event titled Willy’s Candy Spectacular: A Musical Parody, created by US producer Richard Kraft, will have its world premiere at the Pleasance King Dome from August 9 to August 26. The song has been billed as a “post-apocalyptic opening number that traces the downfall of civilisation back to the disastrous event in Glasgow”. Songwriters Alan Zachary and Michael Weiner said: “We love musicals with epic opening numbers. It is also “not sponsored, endorsed by or affiliated” with House of Illuminati, the organisation behind the Glasgow event. After the Willy Wonka event hit the headlines in February, it sparked viral memes and was even referred to in the House of Commons by Tory MP Penny Mordaunt.
