Strictly Ballroom Review - Greasepaint and stage Lights - Musicals

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Broadcasting on  Radio Hillingdon - Thursday at 9pmCountywide Radio - Mondays at 4pmCoast & County - 97.4 - Mondays at 11pmCarillon Wellbeing Radio - Tuesdays at 5pmCirencester HBO - Tuesdays at 7pmForest FM - 92.3 - Tuesdays at 7pmUK Radio Network - Tuesday at 9pmCabin FM 96.4FM - Wednesdays at 6pmHastings Radio - Wednesdays at 9pmSouth Devon Sound - Wednesdays at 11pmJHR Radio - Thursdays at 12pmDrystone Radio 103.5 - Thursday at 12pmRed Road FM - 102.4 - Thursdays at 9pmSounds of Broadway - Various USA timesIlluminate Radio - Saturday at 4pmCrystal Radio - 107.4 - Saturday at 5pmConquest Radio - Sundays at 9amCoast and County - Sundays at 9amWhaley Radio - Sundays at 10amSouth Wales One - Sundays at 4pmBarts HBO - Sundays at 11amKGH HBO - Sundays at 2pmHereford HOB - Sundays 2pmStorm FM - Sundays at 7PMWest Hull FM - 106.9 - Sundays 5pmIslands FM - 107.9 - Sundays at 6pmCanalside FM - Sundays at 6pmMeridian FM - 107 - Sundays at 7pmRural Radio UK - Sundays 7pmBasingstoke Radio - Sundays at 8pmGuernsey Radio - Sundays at 9pmLCR FM - 103.6 - Sundays at 11pmSouth Devon Sound - Fridays at 1pmHWD Radio - Tuesdays at 6pmKGH - Thursdays at 7pmLondon Wide Radio - Various TimesIslands FM - Thursdays at 8pmSouth Devon Sound - Friday 2pmJHR Radio - Fridays at 4pm

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Strictly Ballroom
Milton Keynes Theatre
National Tour
(Review Complete)

SYNOPSIS
Champion ballroom dancer Scott Hastings finds all the rules and regulations of Ballroom competitions too rigid. He wants to break out and go for much more freedom. He finds the perfect partner in the shy local girl, Fran, who has been dancing at his studio for two years without him even noticing her. When he goes to her house he finds the freedom he has been looking for by dancing with her family and together he and Fran make all their dreams come true by dancing at the National Championships
REVIEW
When Bas Luhrmann’ Strictly Ballroom first hit cinemas in 1992 it immediately became one of the top favourites among Dance Movies.
And I think it is safe to say that Craig Revel Horwood’s dynamic production keeps it right up there on top. Kevin Clifton was not performing but his understudy, Edwin Ray, made an excellent job of leading man Scott. Faye Brooks was lovely as the shy, awkward Fran.

She had two beautiful songs and made an excellent job of the dancing. Abuel, Fran’s Mother was played with great sensitivity by Karen Mann. She was sympathetic, kind and encouraging and I absolutely loved her. But for me the show was stolen by Jose Agudo who played Rico. He led the fantastic Flamenco dance at the end of Act 1. What a dynamic routine! It had the audience cheering all the way into the bar!
There were altogether six understudies on and I have a feeling that, with so many, it may have affected some of the timing of lines as I felt the script should have been more funny than it actually was, but that didn’t spoil the enjoyment of the audience. The lovely set, the fabulous sequin and feather covered costumes and the fantastic dancing, made this show a wonderful evening that sent the audience dancing out into the street!

5 out of 5

Reviewer - Julia Rufey.
Greasepaint and Stage Lights

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