Love London Love Culture rounds up the reviews for Tim Firth’s Take That-inspired musical The Band which has arrived in the West End for a limited season.
‘Engaging, endearing & entertaining’: THE BAND – Touring ★★★★
Superbly directed by Kim Gavin and Jack Ryder, aided by a strong team of equally imaginative creatives, there is so much more to the success of the intriguing musical The Band than one would imagine.
NEWS: Take That musical The Band is set for 50-show West End run from December 2018
It has been reported that Tim Firth’s Take That-inspired musical The Band, co-produced by Take That, will transfer to Theatre Royal Haymarket from 30 November 2018.
THE FULL MONTY – Touring
Appealing: Cheeky and rollicking, the touring production of The Full Monty also has its share of pathos and politics, and is a satisfying affair.
NEWS: New UK tour and cast announced for The Full Monty
A 2016/2017 tour of Simon Beaufoy’s The Full Monty has been announced, set to open at Bournemouth on the 21st September 2016 and finishing at the Sheffield Lyceum on the 15th April 2017. The cast will be led by Gary Lucy, along with Joe Absolom, Andrew Dunn, Louis Emerick, Chris Fountain and Kai Owen.
THE FULL MONTY – Touring
For those that haven’t seen the 1997 film, this is set in 1980’s Sheffield, the home of steel and hit by Thatcher’s governmental reform leaving desperation, depravity and heartache in its wake. How is it that a play telling a story such as this can be one of immense fun and heartwarming as well?