UK Theatre Network - Dreamboats, Brides and that Scottish play
March 5th, 2009 at 5:58 pm
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Dreamboats and Petticoats, (King’s Theatre, Glasgow, 2-7 March
2009)
Review by Cameron Lowe
The nostalgic, retrospective musical show tour has become
commonplace in our theatres … but their popularity does not
guarantee that they are any good. A cynical producer would insist
that building a show around 43 classic chart hits from the 50s
and early 60s would deliver a smash hit musical. But the
audiences who were first attracted to the theatre to see “Buddy”
have been suckered by a few badly produced, but similarly themed,
shows since and are growing more sophisticated. The bar has been
raised.
http://www.uktheatre.tv/magazine/read/dreamboats-and-petticoats-(king�s-theatre-glasgow-2-7-march-2009)_52.html
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Macbeth
Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester
Review by Caroline May
The evening begins innocently enough as three little girls watch
TV in their bedroom. The party’s about to break up – “When shall
we three meet again?” – when a gang of soldiers bursts in and
rapes them.
http://www.uktheatre.tv/magazine/read/macbeth-at-manchester-royal-exchange_54.html
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Seven Brides For Seven Brothers
UK National Tour
Review by Steve Burbridge
I last reviewed Seven Brides For Seven Brothers back in September
and was less than impressed. However, credit where credit is due,
last night’s performance at Darlington Civic Theatre had a new
energy and vigour that just about leapt from the stage and into
the auditorium.
http://www.uktheatre.tv/magazine/read/seven-brides-for-seven-brothers_55.html