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:

23 May 2008

It may not have as much class, or indeed glass, as the design of Marguerite, but the latest jukebox show Never Forget has infinitely more energy and pizzazz and much better songs.

I’m not a big Take That fan particularly as I’ve recently grown out of my prepubescent schoolgirl period, and as far as I’m concerned their best numbers – “Could It Be Magic” and “How Deep Is Your Love” – were so-so cover versions of Barry Manilow and the Bee Gees anyway.

This irresistible show does, however, make a good case for the talents of the writer/lyricist Gary Barlow by creating a decent dramatic structure – in a script by Danny Brocklehurst, Guy Jones and director Ed Curtis - that may not have the wit or ingenuity of Mamma Mia! but does use the concert format, and some stunning stage effects, to tell a good story.

The premise is the creation of a Take That tribute band – a sort of “Fake That” - by a ...

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Latest User Review

Lis V, Bristol - 25 June 2009:

Saw 'Never Forget' last night in Bristol..WOW! Superb!!So entertaining, musical theatre at its best,brilliant casting,comedy, amazing dancers,vitality, energy,incredible special effects..and my 11yr old daughter singing in the finale was the icing on the cake...what a tonic, if want a 'night off' from everything, go and lose yourself in this spectacular show! :) 5*...

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