Mamma Mia!

Synopsis

Set on a Greek island, Mamma Mia! centres on 20-year-old Sophie who, on the eve of her wedding, launches a quest to discover the identity of her father. After reading her single mother Donna’s diary, she invites three men from her mum’s past back to the island they all last visited 21 years ago

Our Review:

10 November 2006

Juke box musicals come and go. They vary in quality with the majority being an excuse to include a back catalogue of hits, regardless of story. But this Super Trouper is the world's No1 show and with good reason. Far from being just an Abba musical, this heart warming hit has a witty script by Catherine Johnson which revolves around a young girl's search for her father. So desperate is she to find him, she invites three candidates to her wedding without telling her mother.

This is an exuberant celebration of love, friendship, identity and commitment. The songs of Abba are well suited for a musical as they are all mini epics. Their melodies sweep you along and the narrative is given added zing by these beautiful songs. The cast all embrace the music and give heart felt performances making this so much more than a sing through of the Swedes' greatest hits.

Kate Brayben is wonderful as heroine Sophie. She has a naked, vulnerable quality to her voice. Her "Name Of The Game"...

Read more of the review

Latest User Review

michele milward - 27 April 2011:

i saw mamma mia last night at the palace in manchester and thought it was fantastic and the cast worked very hard and were full of energ and all had good vocals. well done superb performance....

Read more and add your own review