Never Forget

Synopsis

Never Forget follows the members of the unlikeliest Take That tribute band and follows the rollercoaster journey of young hero Ash and his best mates in the pursuit of their dreams. Along the way each of them discovers that pretending to be someone else can sometimes help you find out who you really are. The show includes Take That chart-toppers including "Relight My Fire", "Back for Good", "Babe" and the title number "Never Forget".

Our Review:

Alison Carr - 3 February 2010

"This is no ordinary boy band, this is a M&S boy band ..."

In February 1996 boy-band extraordinaire Take That announced they were splitting up. Girls across the world wept and wailed and dialled the specially set up Help Lines.

Fast-forward ten years and the lads got back together, hit the road on a reunion tour and climbed back to the top of the charts with ‘Patience’.

It is any wonder, then, that some savvy theatre producers saw a ‘Mamma Mia’ shaped opportunity and soon came up with Never Forget, a jukebox musical crammed with the band’s best loved hits.

It took about as long for me to realise that this was going to be brash, broad, barnstorming fun as it did for ex-Brookside actor Philip Olivier to get his pecs out (namely, no time at all).

Who needs a storyline when the next...

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Latest User Review

Molly Brown - 4 February 2010:

A very fair and accurate review. This show provides a fun night out with loads of great songs . It's cheeky, charming and very, very cheesy. Not everyone is note perfect which is a shame in a musical. But, I came away smiling which is good enough on a freezing January evening...In NEWCASTLE not Southampton as one cast member seemed to believe! ...

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