Musicals 2008 Archives - One4Review
The Spitfire Grill
August 8, 2008 | adminAs the third of four musicals presented this Fringe by The Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama (RSAMD) I was looking forward to seeing ‘The Spitfire Grill’, this is the UK Premiere of this musical. Having already seen … Read More
The Butler Did It? – The Musical
August 8, 2008 | adminIt is often said that if it is not broken then don’t fix it and in my opinion that is what has happened with this show. Last year I witnessed their non-musical version of this and was thoroughly impressed … Read More
The Jonah Boy
August 8, 2008 | adminA tiny Island lives on the luck the sea cares to send it. One stormy night the youngest Islander falls asleep whilst counting the stars to be woken by the song of a Whale. Beached on the shore not … Read More
Sweet Charity
August 8, 2008 | adminThis version of Sweet Charity is polished and slick. Directors Richard Brownlie-Marshall and Zoe Thomas must take much credit for keeping the action flowing in one continuous act. Also, all the principals performed their roles successfully, bringing out the … Read More
Celebration Africa
August 8, 2008 | adminThere is a feeling of attending a religious gathering in the songs selected in this show. Josephine Amankwah, looking stunning in African dress, has a strong confident mezzo-soprano singing voice. She is backed by a three piece group with … Read More
Lucky Nurse and Other Short Musical Plays
August 8, 2008 | adminThrowaway Theatre Company presents two musicals in this the last week of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2008. Having seen their main production ‘The Musical of Musicals, The Musical’ and been blown away by both the talent on stage and … Read More
We Will Rock You
August 8, 2008 | adminUnder the banner of the Schools version Gordonstoun school present their interpretation of the musical ‘We Will Rock You’, the musical by Queen and Ben Elton. The story is loosely woven round the songs sung by the late great … Read More
Departure Lounge’ By Dougal Irvine
August 8, 2008 | adminLast years musical hit of the Fringe for me was ‘Eurobeat – Almost Eurovision’ a big budget production now touring the UK prior to a season in London’s West End. So far this Fringe I have been totally wowed … Read More
Miss Sign-On
August 8, 2008 | adminAlthough I have seen a lot of musicals over the years and although we are huge fans of the genre, neither Sheila or myself had come across this one before and always keen to try new ones, I decided … Read More
Zanna Don’t
August 8, 2008 | adminThis is the European premiere of an Off-Broadway show ‘Zanna Don’t’. Set in Heartsville High where Zanna the class fairy takes extra love from those with excess and gives it to others. Minor twist every normal relationship is homosexual … Read More
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