They should have called it Dancing in the Theatre! Dancing in the Streets is a wonderful tribute show that covers a lot of the cool music from one of the best eras in music history – Motown in the 1960s.

The atmosphere had a slightly different feel from another tribute show, The Rat Pack, but with either show you are going to get some dedicated fans. At tonight’s show there were clearly two sides to the theatre – the dancing side and the rest! Be prepared to get on your feet – particularly if you have an especially vigorous group in front of you and you actually want to see any of the performance. Crowd participation actually makes a difference to the feel of the show as there is a definite energy that gives the cast something to play with.

As for the actual performance on stage, and not in the stalls, the singing was generally of a good standard but I felt that some songs were a little bit oversung (almost like the perfomers were shouting … or could it be my too old ears being so close to the speakers … ), the costumes were fab (gotta love the guys’ hairdos!), and the dancing was fun (they could have given today’s boy and girl bands a run for their money – heh heh.)

The show had me singing all the way home.