ALL
SINGING AND DANCING SHOW
Directed by Emma Bartlett and
Lorraine Sullivan.
This songs-from-the-shows had only one thing wrong with it
- it was too long: take half an hour off and it would be
fine.
To start with the highlights for me: there was a lovely
rendition of 'Don't Cry For Me Argentina' by the talented
Emma Bartlett followed by Joanne Cunliffe and a nice twist
on 'Send In the Clowns'. Then came the children and both
Rachel Lacy and Sophie Fagon did songs from Annie with the
backing from a stage full of fellow orphans. Then to end
the first half we had the glorious voice of Simon Greenwood
with that lovely song 'Just One Look' from Sunset
Boulevard.
In the second act we had a comical 'Just Can't Wait To Be
King' from Rebecca Higgin and Ben Mayo and the other song
from The Lion King, 'Circle Of Life' again sung well by
Simon Greenwood. To continue the Disney them we were
offered Aladdin's 'A Whole New World'. In this I was
impressed by the voice of Jill Fagon. To finish this act we
had excerpts from Oliver with Brian Clark as an excellent
Fagin and two of Nancy's numbers well executed by Lorraine
Sullivan and Wyn Tootell.
Finally, Act three and to start we had a sweet version of
'Hopelessly Devoted To You' from Grease sung by Sam Hilton.
Then, one of the best selections of the evening from Les
Misérables and a well-performed 'Master Of the House'
starring Joanne Cunliffe and Andrew Swindley followed by a
lovely rendition of 'Bring Him Home' by Andrew Sullivan. We
then moved to 42nd Street and three young dancers mimed
well 'We're In the Money' Bring it all up-to-date with a
90s selection and penultimate number which stated with two
good Irish dancers doing Riverdance and ending with the men
of the society attempting to do the same thing - and very
fetching they looked!
The dancing in this show was of a high order and this all
came to a head with 'One' from A Chorus Line. This was an
entertaining show.
