It’s hard to watch with 2025 vision; it’s harder still to be reminded that women are still overwhelmingly not believed when it comes to acts of abuse and that their pain is misdiagnosed or undervalued.
With humour, empathy and depth, this play presents issues of culture clash, racism and integration of differing cultures, values, and traditions, each with their own long-standing importance and relevance.
It’s all about the unadulterated physicality and the amazing things bodies can do together and sometimes on their own. No gags or bells and whistles here.
This is as slick and as tight and as fast paced as musicals get and that can’t be without the support of what must be an incredibly drilled and disciplined backstage team.
This Arena Spectacular version is both event and celebration in equal measure; a heart soaring live tribute to the show itself delivered with meticulous professionalism by some of theatre’s creative and technical best.
As he proceeded to work the room Bob set a frenetic pace combining chatter, songs and nifty dance moves.