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Zambezi Express

Assembly Rooms, Edinburgh
From: Friday, 6th August 2010
To: Monday, 30 August 2010

Our Review: starstarstarstar

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Our Review: starstarstarstar

19 August 2010

NOTE: The following THREE-STAR review dates from September 2009 and this production's London run at Riverside Studios. Our Edinburgh 2010 reviewer has added an extra star - for the company's sheer joyous energy - and says, "If you liked Umoja, you'll love this! And it's the perfect antidote if your own festival stamina is starting to ebb."

The Making of Zambezi Express is a show I would very much like to see. And it wouldn’t surprise me if Gerry Cottle, the circus impresario who has backed and co-created the massive African venture that is Zambezi Express, doesn’t have that very show up his sleeve. If it is up his sleeve, it’s a pity he hasn’t revealed it already; Zambezi Express as it stands is a perfectly engaging evening at the theatre, but is so lightweight it feels like a missed opportunity.

There’s an irony to taking a show from Zimbabwe and subtitling it The Happiest Show on Earth. Sure, happy ...

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