I liked the idea of this one – a show with live music and post show dance. For the promoters who go the extra mile, this could make for a really good night out with cabaret style set-up and the involvement of local social dance groups as part of the show - and audience development.
The show was about singer Al Bowlly’s career and hedonistic life in the 1930’s and featured many of his songs performed live with on-stage band. There were good performances from the actors and on-stage musicians and with a colourful life story to tell and period projections there was visually enough going on to keep it interesting. The show lost its pace when it involved a table of audience members in the staging of a ‘scene’ which was filmed at their table and projected back onto the onstage screen. A risky element which needed a swifter response from an ‘up for it’ audience.
The post show dance featured more foot-tapping lively music such as ‘It Don’t Mean a Thing if it aint got That Swing’ and in itself would make for a good night.
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