Singin' in the Rain

Synopsis

Popular musical production adapted from the film. Songs include Singin in the Rain, You Were Meant for Me, You Are My Lucky Star and others. The story is one of two hot silent movie stars and a young hopeful all hit by the changes around the introduction of the talkies.

Our Review:

6 July 2011

Singin' in the Rain is the ultimate feel-good musical. It’s got terrific songs, some great lines and opportunities for some fantastic dance routines. And, on press night, even the weather got into the right mood by laying on a heavy storm.

Jonathan Church's clever production pulls out all the stops. All productions of this show are going to suffer in some way because theatregoers will have seen the film version and most will be mentally comparing the two. But Church brings out some touches of individuality, even if he can’t quite banish memories of Gene Kelly et al.

There’s some clever work with the film extracts. Ian Galloway has made the most of the medium and captures the awkwardness of the era as the industry tries to move between silent movies and talkies.

I’m not sure about Adam Cooper’s Don. Yes, of course, he dances superbly and the big numbers really do hit the spot – fantastic choreo...

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