Footloose

Anyone wanting a great all dancing musical then you can`t go far wrong with this show.

Telling the story of an American township that has forbidden dancing since four youngsters were tragically killed after a night out .  Rem McCormack and his mother Ethel move into the town from the city and find life so different. He cannot understand why  his  new  friends don`t  enjoy music and dancing..

Rem is brilliantly  played  by  Joseph  Foster  and  his  mum by Mel  Ratcliffe.  He falls for Ariel Moore well   acted   by  Georgina Leckey, who has  a fantastic  voice. I thought the duet sung by Rem and Ariel `Almost Paradise`   was  stunning..

Kieran Slater and Laure Cunliffe were outstanding as The Rev Shaw Moore and his wife Vi. She sings a beautiful ` Can you find it in your heart`.  In the first act, Shaw performs a super `Heaven Help Me` and gives a reprise of this and `Can you find it Iin your heart` in the second act. Every piece so well sung.

The friends Rusty, Wendy Jo, and Urleen are well cast and sing well together.  The girls were played by Laura Findley (Rusty), Em Cohen (Urleen) and Ella Pollitt (Wendy Jo). Not forgetting the boys who all worked well together. I loved the scene when Rem is teaching Willard (Sam Hill) to dance.. The number `Mama  Says` was super..

I must congratulate mother and daughter, Louise and Em Cohen for ALL the dance numbers. They were brilliant. Scenery was simple with nice touches, for example, the diner scene was well done.

Thank you for a most enjoyable show.

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