Superb and with a lot to recommend it, The Midnight Bell is a wonderful show to enjoy in the Theatre Royal with enough flair to impress the dance aficionados, more than enough to satisfy the Bourne fans in the house, and enough real passion for your average audience member to enjoy. Its overflowing with glorious narrative and this group of dancers seriously impress, so even if you don’t quite get the dancing you’ll still really get the show.
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Brian Butler previews the forthcoming season at the Theatre Royal, Brighton and finds it’s the best he can remember.
It doesn’t transfer well from celluloid to the stage and much of the action is not shown but spoken about. The scarcely veiled propaganda doesn’t wash with today’s audience and just descends to cheap laughs.
Richie’s early career as a holiday camp entertainer and later game show host sets him in good stead for the constant inane patter that is Archie’s hallmark, and he works an audience like an old pro.
It’s a bold re-imagining and like the monster , it has its flaws but it’s a novel creation.
