Footloose

Synopsis

Footloose centres on city boy Ren who moves with his family to a small town in middle America where rock music and dancing are outlawed for religious reasons. Sparks fly when Ren and the minister's teenage daughter rebel.

Our Review:

28 August 2007

Without the fabulous fancy footwork of dance sensation Derek Hough as Ren McCormack, the high school teenager forced to move with his mum from the toddling town of Chicago to the terrible town of Bomont where dancing has been banned, Footloose could have easily ended up limping back into the West End after a seven-month run at the Novello and a successful UK tour.

But as the touring version now comes dancing into the more compact Playhouse Theatre until December (returning at the end of February after a Christmas season of Tintin), tall and slender Tommy Sherlock steps into Ren’s sneakers and sets your pulse aflutter with a fearless, streetwise dance style of his own, while allowing you to watch his character grow in confidence, from gangly youth who can’t quite fit and misses his dad, to young man with joy in his heart, rhythm in his legs and a gorgeous blonde girl called Ariel (Miria Parvin) on his arm.

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Latest User Review

Bart - 24 October 2007:

For me the Oct 12 matinee was a 5 even with four or five understudies. I thought Nick Hayes, though not quite the gymnast that Derek Hough is, was an even more perfect fit for the Ren role. The performance was so energetic that after intermission, those next to me in the front row retreated for the expressed purpose of 'staying dry'. Shows like this are the main magnet that brings me flying across the Atlantic several times a year. I think it a safe bet that if you loved the movie, you'll love this show. - - Bart, Onalaska, WI, USA...

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