Buddy - The Buddy Holly Story

Synopsis

The story of the legendary father of rock and roll, Buddy Holly, who died tragically young in a plane crash - this show has got everything needed for a tantastic family night out - laughter, tears and a finale that will have everyone from eight to eighty dancing in the aisles!

Our Review:

8 August 2007

It’s impossible to dislike Buddy, but I am disappointed to discover how little there is to learn or love about him. All the virtues of Alan Janes and Rob Bettinson’s 1989 show are still there – the high voltage energy, the brilliantly spot-on costumes of Bill Butler, Andy Walmsley’s riotous design of posters, advertisements, ruched curtains and glitter balls; and each act ends with a concert you would happily pay to see on nostalgia night at the Hammersmith Palais.

Being one of the first and best of the jukebox compilation shows does not save it, however, from looking just like one of them. Subsequent tributes to Roy Orbison, Motown, Abba and even Queen have developed the genre into braver attempts of narrative complexity.

Still, in three short years between 1956 and 1959, Buddy Holly and the Crickets pioneered the modern pop group of vocals, guitars and drums with a string of wonderful songs that merged Country and Western with rock ...

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Stephen Richards - 13 April 2009:

i thought it was fantastic! ...

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