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Rhinestone Mondays

Theatre Royal, Newcastle upon Tyne
From: Monday, 17th October 2011
To: Saturday, 22 October 2011

Our Review: starstarstar

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Synopsis

Life, Love and Line Dancing! Join the maverick members of the Warbleswick ‘Monday Night All Star Line Dancing Club’ as they fight and feud. There is a traitor in the ranks & mutiny on the horizon. This light-hearted romantic comedy is fuelled and fired by a classic country soundtrack of practically every great ‘countreeee’ hit we already know and love. If ever there was a feel good evening - this is it.

Our Review: starstarstar

John Dixon - 17 October 2011

Rhinestone Mondays is set in the Warbleswick Sports and Social Club, where every Monday there are line dancing classes. The story, by Joe Graham, follows the group over a series of weeks, getting to know all their trials and tribulations.

There is plenty to like about the show, especially the comedy, which in the main is in the safe hands of Shaun Williamson (Barry from Eastenders) who plays the club barman, so desperate for business. The rest of the cast are extremely strong, with Lyn Paul (New Seekers) as well as Faye Tozer and Ian H Watkins (from the soon to be reformed pop group STEPS) leading the way. Even the STEPS hit, 5,6,7,8 is included as one of the musical numbers. But despite the strong cast this show just does not quite work, which is a great shame.

Rhinestone Mondays just feels too much like Stepping Out (the play, film and musical) where a group of people meet in a church hall to learn to tap dance, before ending up performing in a ...

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Creative

Joe Graham (Author)
Ian Liston (Producer)
Richard Ireson (Producer)
Paul Tyrer (Producer)
Jamie Clark (for the Booking Office) (Producer)
Mercury Theatre Colchester (Producer)
Phil Wilmott (Director)
Sara Perks (Design)


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