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‘Needs a bit of polishing’: SON OF A PREACHER MAN – Touring

In Musicals, Opinion, Regional theatre, Reviews, Touring by Liz Dyer3rd July 2018Leave a Comment

This musical differs to what we’ve come to expect; it’s not “Dusty Springfield – The Musical” but a story written by Warner Brown featuring Springfield’s catalogue of 60s hits.

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‘Go along for fun but don’t expect a masterpiece’: SON OF A PREACHER MAN – Touring ★★

In Musicals, Opinion, Regional theatre, Reviews, Touring by Olivia Mitchell2nd May 2018Leave a Comment

I do feel anyone going to see Son of a Preacher Man because of Dusty Springfield could be a bit disappointed, but in saying that it was an entertaining and enjoyable evening and the audience seemed to appreciate it.

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SON OF A PREACHER MAN – Touring ★★★

In Musicals, Opinion, Regional theatre, Reviews, Touring by Olivia Mitchell25th November 2017Leave a Comment

The undoubted star was Diana Vickers, as Kat from the mobile phone generation, who brought a nice balance of humour and great vocals to the show.

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SON OF A PREACHER MAN – Touring ★★★★

In Musicals, Opinion, Regional theatre, Reviews, Touring by Olivia Mitchell28th October 2017Leave a Comment

The present meets the past in Son of a Preacher Man, where 3 lonely hearts go in search of an old record store in Soho, which, during the 1960’s, the legendary Preacher Man was famed for giving out his words of wisdom, a cure to everyone’s ills. Our lonely-hearts are also in search of love.

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SON OF A PREACHER MAN – Touring ★★★

In Musicals, Regional theatre, Reviews, Scotland, Touring by Thom Dibdin20th October 2017Leave a Comment

Dusty Springfield fans will love Son of a Preacher Man as the 60s return with Strictly judge Craig Revel Horwood on both direction and choreographic duties. Just don’t hold your breath for a thrilling script because a good storyline is something that’s, unfortunately, lacking in this new jukebox musical.

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SON OF A PREACHER MAN – Touring

In London theatre, Musicals, Opinion, Regional theatre, Reviews, Touring by Ian Foster13th September 2017Leave a Comment

love a good actor-musician production but here, the integration of musicianship and drama just hasn’t been thought-through, even down to instruments getting in the way of scenes – it feels a token gesture. Similarly, the incorporation of the many classic Dusty songs is cursorily done.

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SON OF A PREACHER MAN – Touring ★★★★★

In London theatre, Musicals, Opinion, Regional theatre, Reviews, Touring by Olivia Mitchell11th September 2017Leave a Comment

‘Son of a Preacher Man’- we all know the Dusty Springfield classic, but in an age of social media communication and online dating it’s easy to forget the sentiment and soul of the swinging sixties.

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