A bit of gang rivalry, a bit of Romeo and Juliet, some gangster overtones and set in modern London – well never mind that as the story was merely an excuse to bring to the stage the music of Frank Farian artists including Boney M, Milli Vanilli (my favourite even if they weren’t real singers) and No Mercy. Although I wouldn’t call the show exactly newsworthy it was a fun enough evening.
The headlining “stars” in the show were Michelle Collins (apparently from East Enders), Harvey from Solid Crew and Javine as ‘Asia Blue’. Harvey and Javine delivered as expected I guess and were definitely the strongest performers on stage (outshining the two leads by a long mile). I really did like Javine’s performance during the show but towards the end she did start putting it on which was a bit much.
The singing and the dancing were the best points of the show as the story line was to be honest a bit naff (huge cheese factor) and the acting a little bit wooden. Oh, actually the set was pretty amazing except for one of the props, something you can see throughout the whole show, which made a brief and bizarre appearance at the end. Probably one of the most useless contributions I’ve ever seen but hey its something to talk about during interval.
Overall I enjoyed myself but probably because it was the music from my younger years and so brought back some interesting memories. Also I don’t know how I would have felt if I’d had to pay the full £45 for a ticket. People who did pay that price might probably feel a little bit cheated.
Did they sing “Daddy, Daddy cool. Daddy, Daddy cooool!”?
Thats the only Boney M song I know, how did the performance last so long?!
Surely you have heard of Brown Girl in the Ring?!?!
I doubt I was even alive when that song was released and I know it so you,
Superman, have no excuse!!
I was on the planet Krypton 23 of your earth years ago. Why woulkd I know the song?
Are you blind and deaf whilst I agree that Harvey is charismatic and Javine is beautiful to satifu
tiful to say that they give the best performances in the show is ridiculous Javine is one of the laziest people I have ever seen on stage and Harvey can’t act to save his life!
Did you not hear Melanie Le Barries rendition of “Blame it on the Rain” which brings the house down every single night?
Hi Sarah. Thanks for your opinion on the show. I saw it during previews so clearly the cast were still settling into their roles so maybe you had a different take on things – also I note that perhaps you have an insider’s view?
I thought that Melanie did alright but it wasn’t really until the second half until she came into her own. I wouldn’t say that anyone really acted very well at all throughout the night but at a performance level (as in singing/dancing) I always enjoyed what Harvey and Javine brought. Anyway, just my opinion I guess.