Synopsis Twist and shout your way around swinging London with our ‘fab four’ as they discover the fashion, freedom, fun and music that inspired original girl power. Shimmy and shake to the infectious, soulful songs that made Petula Clark, Cilla Black, Lulu and Dusty Springfield legendary singers in this uplifting new musical, direct from New York by the producers of smash-hits Fame, Saturday Night Fever and Footloose. Whether you’re an original baby boomer or born in the 90s, Shout! is a celebration of an era everyone wishes they could have experienced - and now you can! Ready, steady, go! Featuring the pop anthems Downtown, Son Of A Preacher Man, I Only Wanna Be With You, These Boots Are Made For Walking, You Don’t Have To Say You Love Me and many more…. A musical celebration based on 60s music including numbers by Burt Bacharach and Hal David, Tony Hatch and Jackie Trent, Carole King, The Isley Brothers, John Barry, Don Black, Anthony Newley and Petula Clark.
Here's a show to really shout about. Every now and then the fringe hits you with a burst of noisy energy and sheer talent that simply takes your breath away.
And after All You Need is Love, the West End's dismal Beatles revue, Shout! proves that all you need is love for the material to actually succeed when you're doing a jukebox musical revue, trawling through a chosen field - in this case, pop songs of the 1960s - to make something both happy and happening.
The American director, Phillip George, admits in a programme note that the idea for the show was born, as these things so often are, in a London gay bar, the day that Dusty Springfield died and "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me" was played on the jukebox. That song, and more than 40 others - from "Georgy Girl" and "Boom Bang-a-Bang!" to "You're My World" and "Downtown" - are strung together in an irresistible collage of melody and magic. After Tony Hatch and Jackie Trent, the team most represented here are Bacharach and David, with Carol King, Neil Diamond and Chris Andrews also contributing songs.
What amazing energy this show has, really leaves you buzzing afterwards. Go see it before it closes!!! - USER: Whatsonstage.com
13 Jul 01
A Great Show that lifts your spirits - A MUST see - USER: Whatsonstage.com
10 Jul 01
Absolutely fantastic! What a talented group - everything about this show is perfect, and if there is any justice in this world, the girls will be in a West End theatre before the summer is out. - USER: Whatsonstage.com
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