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ashkent7 12:43 pm UTC 03/28/17 |
In reply to: | re: Was this review posted here? - Jsteinfan 12:34 pm UTC 03/28/17 |
I know there haven't been any bad reviews, but you can always tell when someone writing the review REALLY gets it. > > No.... but it's a good one > > > > REVIEW: Bat Out of Hell at the Manchester Opera House > > > > In the late sixties the first rock musical Hair defined a > > genre in an innovative and compelling form that has seldom > > been surpassed. Perhaps only the staging of the Who’s rock > > opera Tommy has really combined successfully rock music > > with a strong story line and its influence is hinted at in > > the criss-cross pattern around the proscenium arch which > > echoes the Tommy album cover. > > > > But here in Bat out of hell we have a potentially game > > changing rock musical that combines strong rock anthems, > > innovative staging and a large talented cast to produce a > > genuine modern rock musical for today. Jim Steinman has > > created a wonderful dynamic show around the music made > > famous by Meatloaf. There are strong allusions to Peter > > Pan in the story created to link his songs. We have Peter, > > here called Strat, leading the lost with his special > > confidant , Tink and falling in love with Raven (Wendy ) > > while being pursed and at war with Falco (Hook) .But at > > its heart are the love stories between Strat and Raven and > > between Falco and Sloane (his wife and Raven’s mother). > > > > From the moment Strat, played by Andrew Polec, climbs on > > stage to polish his beloved Harley Davidson and delivers > > his menacing opening monologue the tone is set. He is a > > leader, a rock star and his lost tribe will follow him > > against the police state lead by Falco. Raven played with > > youthful innocence by Christina Bennington is locked away > > from him in her 1st floor bedroom but she breaks free to > > meet him. She is embarrassed by her own parents’ > > passionate love making played with amazing stage presence > > and powerful voices by Rob Fowler and Sharon Sexton. > > > > The relationship between these two couples is supported by > > a wonderful cast of 26 (perhaps at times too many) with > > standout performances from Danielle Steers as Zahara and > > Dom Hartley Harris as Jagwire. Their duet of “Two out of > > three ain't bad” is exciting and, but they surpass this > > with a thrilling “Dead ringer to love”. Throughout the > > songs are backed with high energy modern tribal > > choreography which features an excellent Michael Naylor > > and Phoebe Hart. > > > > The staging is grandiose and multi layered with amazing > > automated scene changes, multiple projections and some > > stand out special effects to create the post-apocalyptic > > city of Obsidian. While this amazing staging keeps the > > show > > moving slickly forward it also creates a number of sight > > line problems for those in the front stalls which detract > > from the overall visual impact of the production. > > > > Of course at the heart of the show is the music with > > classic rock anthems such as “Objects in the Rear View > > Mirror”, “Dead ringer for love”, “Bat out of hell”, “I'd > > do anything for love”, and “All revved up with no place to > > go”, sung with great musicality and energy the show builds > > to an exciting finale which is certain to produce standing > > ovations night after night. > > > > Review by Nick Wayne > > > > Rating: ★★★★★ > > > > http://www.pocketsizetheatre.com/2017/03/review-bat-out-of-hell-at-manchester.html | |
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