Street of Dreams

Synopsis

After more than fifty years on air, Britain's best-loved soap has a glorious heritage of unforgettable stories and iconic characters which have been handpicked and now carefully crafted into this brilliant musical event by award-winning musical writer, composer and lyricist, Trisha Ward.

Our Review:

Glenn Meads - 11 May 2012

I'm a huge Coronation Street fan, loved the touring stage show Corrie and like a good musical. So, Street of Dreams should have ticked all the boxes for a great night out. Unfortunately, though - too many cooks spoil the hotpot, so this ambitious musical ends up being a bit of a mess.

Trisha Ward and Damon Rochefort's book relies on nostalgia - which in itself is fine. But the concept is over the place - so essentially - narrator Paul O'Grady meets the Angel of the North aka, Julie Carp (Katy Cavanagh) who takes him on a tour of the Street of Dreams. Amazingly, the show pokes fun at Mamma Mia! for being lame and thin - this plot is barely there.

O'Grady is a fantastic live performer and to begin with - he is engaging and knows how to work an audience. But once ...

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Latest User Review

Carol W - 30 May 2012:

Seemed thrown together in a rush and I thought it was going to be fantastic because of having to wait 2 extra months whilst they 'got it right'. The only really good part was Russell Watson at the end.....refund please ...

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