Shout!
From: Friday, 17th April 2009
To: Sunday, 31 May 2009
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Synopsis
Twist and shout your way around swinging London with our ‘fab four’ as they discover the fashion, freedom, fun and music that inspired original girl power. Shimmy and shake to the infectious, soulful songs that made Petula Clark, Cilla Black, Lulu and Dusty Springfield legendary singers in this uplifting new musical, direct from New York by the producers of smash-hits Fame, Saturday Night Fever and Footloose. Whether you’re an original baby boomer or born in the 90s, Shout! is a celebration of an era everyone wishes they could have experienced - and now you can! Ready, steady, go! Featuring the pop anthems Downtown, Son Of A Preacher Man, I Only Wanna Be With You, These Boots Are Made For Walking, You Don’t Have To Say You Love Me and many more….
Our Review:
30 April 2009
As jukebox musicals go, Shout! has a bigger record collection than most. Almost 40 songs are featured (some only in part) during the course of a show not so much dripping with nostalgia as drowning in it.
What there is of a storyline is atom-thin; three Northern dollybirds head for the bright lights of Swinging Sixties London, landing at the Peckham hair salon of eccentric aunt Yvonne (Su Pollard). As they fall in and out of love over the course of a decade, they journey through Beatlemania, hippies and the moon-landing until they're finally spat out the other side in various states of marriage, pregnancy and employment.
The book, adapted by Julie Balloo from the American original, is dire. Tepid gags are fired out with machine-gun rapidity (eg “it's my raison d'être”, “ooh you can get pills for that”), as excuses to shoe-horn in the hits and are snuffled out ...
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Michael - 15 May 2009:
Great night out, great performances, Brilliant vocals the girls have great voices although strong Tiffany Graves voice can annoy at times but she is so lovely I just look at her and forget the voice for a second. I think Shona White should be given more solo's because she is amazing. Also suprised by Su Pollards vocals which were really good and in tune which I didn't expect and she was very funny too especially when trying to dance just hilarious. Book your tickets now let your hair down and enjoy this very entertaining show....
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Julie Balloo (Adaptation)
Bill Deamer (Director)
Bill Deamer (Choreographer)
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