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Review by Clare Francis-Slater
What a fabulous night of theatre! It was a full house last night at Derby Theatre for press night.
The show came to Derby and opened on Saturday 30th May and will run until Saturday 20th June.
It was a rollickin’, toe-tapping, head-swaying kinda’ show as we rolled from one song into another seamlessly with the classics ‘Suddendly Seymour’ and ‘Feed me!’ wowing the audience. It was full of soulfulness, both gentle and gutsy, in the dances and songs and the cast were able to perfectly bring this to the show. I love a song and a dance, so it was right up my street!
On a deeper level, this mad-cap mash up of sci-fi, Motown and B-movie horror could also be seen as a critic on modern-life; the desperation and social problems of living in poverty (Skid Row) with domestic-violence and mental health problems, America’s/ the wests constant desire for more and how this avarice leads to unhappiness and ultimately humankind’s self-destruction.
Although it was the first time I’d seen the full show, I had an idea of what to expect, but it blew away my expectations – with the story, the cast’s acting and their singing was amazing – their voices were outstanding!
I left the theatre full of joy – toe-tapping and singing… and thinking about the deeper meaning of the show too! It was so transportative… theatre has this ability to thrill and take us away from our lives and day to day worries for a few hours. If you get the opportunity – do go to see it… you won’t regret it!
Production images, credit Pamela Raith
Please note: clever consultation of Emma Jude Harris to ensure cultural representation of both Jewish and American culture were appropriate 😉 love that ❤️both thoughtful and important.
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