Radio Times

Synopsis

Set in London's Criterion Theatre in the Spring of 1941, Radio Times traces the struggles of the Cast of variety bandwagon a BBC Light Entertainment Show broadcasting for the first time Live to America. Unfortunately nothing is going right, Hitler is showing a total lack of tact with his Blitz and war damage has blocked off some of the Performers, but the show must go on and what a show - full of Song, Dance and non-stop laughter.

Our Review:

Karen Bussell - 3 December 2012

The Radio Times, The Musical tour creaks to a close in Plymouth this week.

The premise is simple: the BBC are broadcasting live, from the Criterion Theatre during the Blitz, to not just its dedicated UK followers but, for the first time, to America.

Problematic enough that may be with the Luftwaffe overhead but add to the mix a new, jobs-worth producer and a love triangle between erstwhile, wisecracking host Sammy, Hollywood darling Gary and long-suffering Olive, and this is a show on the line.

Tom Rogers’ simple but clever set switches seamlessly between on stage and backstage, and Abi Grant’s script is full of witticisms, innuendo and groan-worthy one-liners. Noel Gay (Me and My Girl) provides the musical numbers which had some of the sparse audience singing along.

Alistair David has the cast hoofing it well and director Caroline Leslie pulls it all together in a blast from the past atmospheric piece.

Charismatic Gary Wilmot (<...

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