Stepping Out

Synopsis

This is a warm and very funny play about the lives, laughs and loves of a group of women (and one man) attending a weekly tap-dance class in a dingy North London church hall. The dancing improves to such an extent that, by the time of the grand charity show performance, they have been transformed into triumphant tappers, worthy of any chorus line.

Our Review:

21 November 2011

The three Ts – tap, teeth and … well, you get the picture. Richard Harris’ 1984 play about a church hall amateur dance class is given a London revival at the not un-church hall like Union Theatre.

After a recent run of musical revivals (The Baker’s Wife, Best Little Whorehouse in Texas) Stepping Out is something of a gear change for the intimate Southwark venue. David Ball’s production has a slower, gentler pace in this cosy comedy which brings together a group of women (and one man) whose ambitions lie far away from the razzle dazzle of the West End.

Mavis (Barbara King), a former chorus girl, teaches a weekly tap class to a varied bunch of social climbers, hardworking mums and wallflowers, aided by a curmudgeon of a pianist. With their first public performance looming, the group descends into disarray against a backdrop of instant coffee and a step-ball-changes. Will they pull together to pull it off?

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