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Legally Blonde

Hippodrome, Bristol
From: Tuesday, 19th July 2011
To: Saturday, 6 August 2011

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Synopsis

College sweetheart and homecoming queen Elle Woods doesn't take no for an answer. So when her boyfriend dumps her for someone serious, Elle puts down the credit card, hits the books, and heads for Harvard Law! Along the way, Elle proves that being true to yourself never goes out of style.

Our Review:

Louise Ridley - 19 July 2011

Ohmigod you guys, brace your eardrums – someone’s getting engaged. Cue the squad of Malibu sorority sisters who leap into cheerleading routines, fantasise over the cut of the ring (princess, surely?) and seem to compete for who can squeal at the highest possible pitch.

In fact, ditzy Elle’s boyfriend breaks up with her rather than proposing, saying she’s not ‘serious’ enough for his future as a Harvard Law School student and senator. Devastated, she determines to join him at Harvard and win back his affections by proving that she’s a Jackie, not a Marilyn. She swaps her skills in fashion merchandising for a career as a winning lawyer, flabbergasting the ex-boyfriend and, of course, realising she’s much too good for him in the process.

As long as you have enough stamina to make it through the gleefully girly opening, you’re hooked. The songs are big and sassy with plenty of wit – Nell Benjamin and [Lauren...

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