Flashdance the Musical

Synopsis

Based on the Paramount Pictures Film by Tom Hedley. Set in Pittsburgh, USA, Flashdance tells the story of 18 year old Alex, a welder by day and 'flashdancer' by night, whose dream is to obtain a place at the prestigious Shipley Academy. This musical about holding on to your dreams and love against all the odds features an iconic score including Maniac, Manhunt, Gloria, I Love Rock and Roll and the Academy award-winning title track Flashdance -What a Feeling.

Our Review:

Michael Coveney - 15 October 2010

In a programme note, writer Tom Hedley recounts how Bob Fosse turned down the invitation to make his 1985 Flashdance movie (British director Adrian Lyne took up the challenge) with the suggestion that Hedley’s script, with work, “might make a hell of a Broadway show.”

Well, Hedley may be half way there with this invigorating London premiere, which has transformed an okay movie with a few songs into a pulsating dance show with fourteen new numbers, a tougher narrative, and a well sustained metaphor of the Pittsburgh steel mill as a glorified dance floor.

Above all, there is a wonderful central performance by unknown Victoria Hamilton-Barritt as Alex the welder that proclaims a new star is born. Nikolai Foster’s production, designed by Morgan Large, is both exciting and stunningly efficient, with plenty of grime and welders’ sparks, sliding factory doors and brilliant choreography by Arlene Phillips.

Alex’s drive ...

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Latest User Review

Steph - 1 December 2010:

Absolutely amazing! Loved the show and couldn't tear my eyes away throughout. Great singers and dancers. The set changes are crazily quick! Could watch over and over...

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