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*Grease* is the West End musical you need, oh yes indeed! *Grease* tickets are available on London Theatre now.

The *Grease* musical follows the Burger Palace Boys and the Pink Ladies as they navigate the trials and tribulations of their senior year at Rydell High. Transfer student Sandy Dumbrowski speaks of her whirlwind summer romance with heartthrob Danny Zuko. Little does Sandy know that Danny’s also at Rydell High. Sparks fly as they reunite, but can they find true love by the lockers? 

Join the Pink Ladies at their fun-filled sleepovers, see the kids of Rydell High dance it out at the high school hop, and be a part of this love letter to high school. 

Although this production boasts all the hits like “Beauty School Dropout,” “Summer Nights,” and “Greased Lightnin’”, this *Grease* production offers a grittier, tougher storyline, thanks to Nikolai Foster and Arlene Phillips directing and choreographing respectively. Peter Andre starred in Grease in 2022; this year it’s the turn of Louise Redknapp as Teen Angel.

### Who wrote the *Grease* musical?

Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey wrote *Grease*, basing the teen musical on their high school experiences. Jacobs' alma mater, William Howard Taft School in Chicago, inspires the musical setting.

Tickets to *Grease* are available now. Book your *Grease* tickets on London Theatre today.

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*Grease* is the word– but you’ve never seen it quite like this. This all-new production takes a fresh and timely angle on the classic musical, bringing it to life for a new generation. Can Greaser Danny and good-girl Sandy overcome their differences and find true love? The answer awaits through classic songs from the 1978 film, plus numbers unique to the stage musical. Grab your ride to *Grease the Musical* at the Dominion Theatre today. 

You may know the blockbuster hit. *Grease* was one of the most successful 20th-century movie musical. But did you know the stage musical came first? Chicago-based group Kingston Mines Theatre premiered *Grease* in 1971. 

The musical's creators, Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey took inspiration from William Howard Taft School, a Chicago public school that writer Jim Jacobs attended, and nine miles away from the world premiere location. Even though *Grease* was Jacobs and Casey’s only musical, they’ve definitely gone down in the musical theatre yearbook!

50 years later, *Grease* combines the electric feeling from the original musical and film with a new look. Dame Arlene Phillips choreographs pulsating dance routines to "Greased Lightnin'" and "Born to Hand Jive,” and the added grit allows the teenage stories to take centre stage. Don’t be a beauty school dropout, because this is the musical you need, oh yes indeed! 

## What to Watch For:

- The *Grease* school Rydell High is named after rock singer, Bobby Rydell. The teen idol was one-third of the music trio, The Golden Boys.
- *Grease* transcended musical theatre to be a cultural phenomenon. When the show opened on Broadway, it became the longest-running Broadway musical of its time.
- The *Grease* film has been preserved by the National Film Registry in the USA as a movie that’s culturally, historically, and aesthetically significant. We agree!
- Listen out for the three new songs added in to this production. Sing along at the end of the show in a thrilling megamix! 

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This seems to be the summer of reinvented classic musicals, from the moody [*Oklahoma!*](https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/reviews/oklahoma-review-young-vic) at the Young Vic to a revamped *[Legally Blonde](https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/show/24209-legally-blonde)* at Regent’s Park Open Air. In that vein, Nikolai Foster dishes up his “gritty” *[Grease](https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/show/24201-grease-the-musical)*, which began Leicester Curve, toured the UK and is now playing in the West End. But is this the one that audiences want?

Yes and no. Foster has gone back to Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey’s original stage musical version, rather than the John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John 50s nostalgia-fest movie. It definitely feels rawer: working-class, disaffected, lust-crazed kids bucking against authority, in the mean streets of Chicago instead of sunny California. There are songs you won’t recognise from the film, like an expressive rock solo for [Dan Partridge](https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/theatre-news/interviews/dan-partridge-and-olivia-moore-on-playing-danny-and-sandy-in-grease)’s restless Danny Zuko, “How Big I’m Gonna Be”.

But you come to realise the wisdom of the movie adaptation in narrative terms. The Danny/Sandy romance really doesn’t feature that much here, meaning big numbers like “Hopelessly Devoted to You” – though well sung by Olivia Moore – come out of nowhere. Sandy’s climactic sex-kitten transformation is particularly inexplicable, since she’s vigorously defended her (admittedly goody-two-shoes) life choices in previous scenes.

Oddly, their dynamic is also doubled up by Danny’s push-pull relationship with perky cheerleader Patty Simcox, who likewise challenges him to do more with his life than just hang out with his gang, the Burger Palace Boys. She lingers as another romantic prospect, thanks to the charged scenes between Partridge and the vivid Jessica Croll. Yet Patty has more growth than Danny – who’s basically given a free pass for his groping, lying and vacillating. 

But if this *Grease* loses the thread of its boy-meets-girl plot, it’s much more successful as a paean to teen friendships. From the eager back and forth of the indelible “Summer Nights” to the slumber parties and school dances, these are recognisably kids who take solace in and want to fit in with their peers, while also figuring out who they might become after high school. “We Go Together” is a jubilant ensemble triumph.

And that ensemble features plenty of winning turns. Mary Moore and Noah Harrison are endearing in the playful duet “Mooning”, Jake Reynolds charms when picking out chords for “These Magic Changes”, Katie Lee impresses in the energetic hand jive competition, and Paul French brings a dangerous edge to the testosterone-fuelled Kenickie. 

Jocasta Almgill is the clear standout though, showing the searing pain and desperation behind Rizzo’s sharp-tongued bullying and slinky-hipped swagger, culminating in a ferocious “There Are Worse Things I Could Do”.

[Peter Andre](https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/theatre-news/interviews/peter-andre-achieves-a-lifelong-dream-with-grease-in-the-west-end), if vocally underpowered, is surprisingly good fun as the Elvis-aping DJ and fantasy Teen Angel. It helps that he’s essentially in on the joke, sending up his own cheesy persona and incongruous presence in this professional musical theatre cast. “Beauty School Drop Out” is a highlight thanks to its camp, witty staging, with an angel whizzing in on a scooter and mannequin doll heads paraded around.

Frustratingly, the other songs lack that impact. [Arlene Phillips](https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/theatre-news/interviews/choreographer-arlene-phillips-putting-women-front-and-centre-in-grease)’s choreography is effectively character-driven, from youthful rockabilly romps to the guys throwing punches, thrusting crotches and smoothing their hair, but you long for a number to really explode off the massive Dominion stage. Colin Richmond’s school gym-based set is likewise limiting.

But then that’s the core issue with this production, which feels caught between sombre realism and full-throttle, sugar-rush escapism. It feints at the former, like teasing a rumble with another gang, trouble with the cops, or a more hard-hitting look at predatory male behaviour, yet never quite commits. Though given the glee with which fans welcomed the end singalong megamix, I rather suspect that it’s the gentler, more inviting side of *Grease* which will keep audiences asking “Tell me more, tell me more”.

[*Grease is at the Dominion Theatre to 29 October. Book Grease tickets on London Theatre.*](https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/show/24201-grease-the-musical)

*Photo credit: Dan Partridge, Jocasta Almgill and company in Grease at the Dominion Theatre (Photo by Manuel Harlan)*

'Grease' review — this fitfully gritty take on the beloved musical still gives you chills

The Dominion Theatre opened on 3 Oct. 1929. The theatre is located on the site of the former Horse Shoe Brewery, site of the 1814 London Beer Flood.

The theatre screened the premiere of Charlie Chaplin’s film, *City Lights* (with Chaplin himself attending). During its history, the Dominion Theatre hosted movies such as *South Pacific* and *The Sound of Music*, whilst interspersed with live performances, most famously the *Judy Garland Show*. In the 1980s, music stars played at the Dominion Theatre, including Dolly Parton, Duran Duran, Bon Jovi, David Bowie and U2.  

In the early 1990s, plans were set to convert the theatre into a car park, but this was not followed through. Now, the Dominion Theatre is home to large musicals, including *Grease,* a 12-year run of *We Will Rock You,* and *The Prince of Egypt.*

## Dominion Theatre Seating Information

The auditorium has two levels – the Stalls and Circle. It is a very large space and offers excellent views of the stage wherever you sit.

In the Stalls, the rake of the seating is very good, offering excellent views from most seats and the legroom is excellent too. 

In the Circle, the seats are strongly raked which offers a great view.

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The Producer of the smash-hit Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat presents a brand-new production of THE WIZARD OF OZ, one of the world’s most beloved musicals.

A sensational cast joins Dorothy and Toto this Summer at The London Palladium for an unforgettable adventure down the yellow brick road!

Starring award-winning comedian and musical theatre star Jason Manford as The Cowardly Lion, Diversity star Ashley Banjo as The Tin Man in his West End musical debut and The London Palladium legend Gary Wilmot as The Wizard and Professor Marvel.

Featuring the iconic original score from the Oscar-winning MGM film including, Over The Rainbow, Follow The Yellow Brick Road and We’re Off To See The Wizard with additional songs from Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice, this spectacular production will be a magical experience for all the family.

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Join Dorothy and Toto on an unforgettable adventure as they are swept over the rainbow to the merry old land of Oz. The whimsical musical returns to the London Palladium in summer 2023. Are you ready to go down the yellow brick road? Learn more about *The Wizard of Oz* tickets.

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The producer of the smash-hit Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat presents a brand-new production of THE WIZARD OF OZ, one of the world’s most beloved musicals.

The London Palladium opened on 26 Dec. 1910. The 1955 television hit *Sunday Night at The London Palladium* cemented the public’s affection for the venue, and made stars of Bruce Forsyth, Norman Vaughan and Jimmy Tarbuck who hosted the show. 

From the early 1990s, the theatre housed longer runs of several large scale musical productions, starting with the [Jason Donovan](https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/actor-profile/jason-donovan)-led revival of *Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat* in 1991. Owned by the Really Useful Theatres Group from 2000, Andrew Lloyd Webber has produced musical revivals of *The Sound of Music* in 2006 and *[The Wizard of Oz](https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/reviews/the-wizard-of-oz)* in 2010, both of which cast their leading ladies through audience-voted talent shows broadcast on BBC1. 

After an absence of 29 years, pantomime returned to the Palladium in 2016, which has now become an annual Palladium Christmas tradition.

## London Palladium Seating Information

The auditorium has three levels – Stalls, Royal Circle and Upper Circle. In the Stalls, the view of the stage is slightly obscured by the overhang of the Royal Circle from Row S onwards, and the seats further back do suffer from a slightly lower ceiling. The seats are raked from Row D of the Stalls.

In the Royal Circle, the top of the stage is slightly obscured by the overhang of the Upper Circle in Row J onwards. The Royal Circle is raked and generally has an excellent view from all seats.

In the Upper Circle, the view from the central block of seats is still very good.

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ABBA Voyage is the long-awaited concert from one of the biggest pop acts of all time. Featuring a setlist of hit songs, see ABBA’s avatars accompanied by a 10-piece live band, at the custom-built ABBA Arena in London.

Blurring the lines between the physical and digital, see the magic of ABBA brought to life using the latest in motion capture technology.

It’s the greatest ABBA performance the world has never seen. Until now. 

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This digital concert is unlike anything you’ve ever experienced before. Live musicians accompany digital avatars of the hit band ABBA in a totally new form of hybrid entertainment. 
Designed by the group themselves, you’ve never seen ABBA– or any concert– quite like this.
Get your tickets to *ABBA Voyage* at their purpose-built venue the ABBA Arena today. 

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No concert was anticipated quite like [*ABBA Voyage*](https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/show/25118-abba-voyage-tickets). The possibility to see the iconic Swedish band on stage once more, not only together again, but appearing as their younger selves, boggled everyone’s minds. But can these ABBA-tars (a colloquial way to describe the quartet’s holograms) entertain audiences as much as seeing the real deal in the flesh?

To put simply, yes. *ABBA Voyage* is a concert for the ages. Over five weeks, 1,000 animators immortalised Agnetha Fältskog, Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Benny Andersson, and Björn Ulvaeus into state-of-the-art digital forms. Add in visual effects from Industrial Light & Magic — the brains behind the Marvel Cinematic Universe — and the end result is sublime, defining the phrase "needs to be seen to be believed." 

ABBA are no longer four performers; they’re ethereal beings bounced in from another world, materialising on a 65-metre screen. These highly-rendered beings may not look and feel entirely human: glossy, vacant eyes; a constant beaming smile; and swishing hair can feel disorienting and take a few minutes to get used to. 

But it's impossible to take your eyes off them. When there’s a chance to see ABBA “live” and experience the musical euphoria of generations past, it’s easy to forgive any odd appearances. There’s no denying that the Swedish superstars are in the room. 

It’s a slow buildup, as the lesser-radio-played “The Visitors” and “Hole in Your Soul” kick off proceedings. Once the crowdpleasers start, the pop-fuelled rollercoaster begins and gets everyone up on their feet. Even the slower-paced songs like “Chiquitita” leave the audience waving, clapping, and stomping their feet. 

There’s a 10-piece live band too, including Britpop artists James Righton, of Klaxons fame, and the chart-topping DJ Little Boots (Victoria Hesketh) on keyboards, marrying ABBA and live music. By the time “The Winner Takes It All" hits its crescendo, the audience’s energy could solely power the ABBA Arena’s 291-speaker surround sound system. 

It’s not just the music we should thank ABBA for. Matthieu Debay’s futuristic lights and laser shows transform the arena into a disco rave, and when there’s a break to keep up the illusion ABBA are in the building, Shynola’s two short animations following a hero as they find the band’s legend lift the "Voyage" theme into the stratosphere.

There are a few glaring omissions in the setlist, but with producers confirming additional songs were filmed for the concert, it’s only a matter of time before *ABBA Voyage* changes its course.

Once again, the septuagenerians find themselves leading the music industry in a format that is surely beyond the band’s wildest dreams back when they won Eurovision in 1974. With the flat-pack, purpose-built ABBA Arena’s ability to move around the world, this is a concert that can live on forevermore. *ABBA Voyage* - douze points.

*ABBA Voyage* is at the ABBA Arena. Book *ABBA Voyage* tickets on London Theatre.

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'ABBA Voyage' review — a multi-dimensional pop concert for the ages

ABBA Voyage is the long-awaited concert from one of the biggest pop acts of all time. Featuring a setlist of hit songs, see ABBA’s avatars accompanied by a 10-piece live band, at the custom-built ABBA Arena in London. The ABBA Arena holds 3,000 audience members per performance. 

## ABBA Arena Seating Information

The ABBA Arena boasts a dance floor, where audiences can stand throughout the ABBA Voyage performance. There are five blocks of seating and eight dance booths. Dance floor tickets allow audiences to be closer to the stage. Every seat in the ABBA Arena offers an excellent view of the performance. 

## Where is ABBA Voyage in London?

ABBA Voyage is at the ABBA Arena in London. The ABBA Arena is located at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. It's close to Westfield Stratford, as well as the Olympic Park. 

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Jamie New is sixteen and lives on a council estate in Sheffield. Jamie doesn’t quite fit in. Jamie is terrified about the future. Jamie is going to be a sensation. Supported by his brilliant loving mum and surrounded by his friends, Jamie overcomes prejudice, beats the bullies and steps out of the darkness, into the spotlight. This ‘Funny, outrageous, touching’ (Daily Telegraph), musical sensation is to be experienced by all the family and not to be missed!

Set to an original score of catchy pop tunes that will ‘blow the roof of the Theatre’ (Mail on Sunday) by lead singer-songwriter of The Feeling, Dan Gillespie Sells and writer Tom MacRae (Doctor Who). Choregraphed by Sadler’s Wells Associate Artist Kate Prince (Into The Hoods, Some Like It Hip Hop, SYLVIA, Message In A Bottle). This ‘sparking coming-of-age musical’ (The Times) will have everybody talking about Jamie for years to come.

Sixteen: the edge of possibility. Time to make your dreams come true.

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Jamie New is sixteen. All he wants to do is to wear a dress to his high school prom. Watch the confident teenager overcome prejudice and beat the bullies to find his place in the spotlight. Make your dreams come true and get *Everybody's Talking About Jamie* tickets at the Peacock Theatre today.

Following a record-breaking three-year West End residency, sold-out UK & Ireland Tour and Amazon studios award-winning film, the smash-hit and critically acclaimed musical Everybody’s Talking About Jamie comes to the Peacock Theatre.

The Peacock Theatre opened in 1960 in the West End, close to the [Aldwych Theatre](https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/theatres/aldwych-theatre) and [Theatre Royal Drury Lane](https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/theatres/theatre-royal-drury-lane). Originally named the Royalty Theatre, early productions typically tended to be London plays. This only lasted for a year, as the theatre was repurposed into a cinema, screening movies including *My Fair Lady*.

The Peacock Theatre has been used as a television studio. From 1980 - 1986, the Peacock was home to *This Is Your Life*, an autobiographical television series that delved into the lives of British stars. A new lease of life was breathed into the Peacock Theatre in the 1990s, thanks to [Sadler’s Wells](https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/theatres/sadlers-wells). Building their new theatre, the Peacock became a subsidiary dance venue for the company. Currently, the theatre is shared between the London School of Economics lectures in the daytime and Sadler’s Wells productions in the evening. The Peacock really is the Jekyll & Hyde of London theatres.

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Luck be a lady tonight! Be swept up in Manhattan and Havana all in one night. *Guys and Dolls* tickets are available on London Theatre now.

__[This is for *Guys and Dolls* seated tickets. Book *Guys and Dolls* standing and stage tickets here.](https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/show/27637-guys-and-dolls-standing-and-stage-area)__

In *Guys and Dolls* at the Bridge Theatre, expect to be thrown into the musical like never before. The immersive adaptation will allow audiences to join the characters throughout the show. When booking *Guys and Dolls* tickets, you can choose a standing ticket in the pit. Or you can watch the action unfold in seated sections.

*Guys and Dolls* is based on Damon Runyon’s short story collection, but notably two works: “Blood Pressure” and “The Idyll of Miss Sarah Brown.” Both tales transport readers into the beating hearts of Manhattan and Havana. 

It's a favourite with London audiences. The musical first came to London in 1953, and was performed in front of Queen Elizabeth II during her first year as monarch. Since then, four *Guys and Dolls* revivals continued to entertain audiences, most recently in London with *Pitch Perfect*’s Rebel Wilson as Miss Adelaide.

### What is *Guys & Dolls* about?

The *Guys and Dolls* musical follows Nathan Detroit, a Manhattan gambler who needs to find a new location for his crap shooting games, pronto. He’s helped by Sky Masterson, who takes a chance on Nathan, settling their deal on a bet: Nathan bets Sky that he can’t take a woman of his choosing on a date. But as they meet their “doll,” Sarah Brown, the odds of falling in love go down until it’s almost inevitable.

Even though *Guys and Dolls* will be staged differently, expect to hear all the well-known Frank Loesser songs: “Luck Be a Lady, “Sit Down, You’re Rocking the Boat,” “A Bushel and a Peck,” and “Adelaide’s Lament.” Get ready for London’s coolest theatre experience, coming to you in 2023. 

Tickets to *Guys and Dolls* are available now. Book your *Guys and Dolls* tickets on London Theatre today.

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Luck be a lady, tonight! Be taken to the streets of Manhattan and the Havana bars all in one night.
Nicholas Hytner directs an immersive, all-encompassing *Guys & Dolls* at the Bridge Theatre, a musical first for the venue.
Shoot craps now. Learn more about *Guys & Dolls* today.

Broadway’s glossiest love story comes to life in spectacular fashion at *Guys & Dolls.* In this adaptation, the story will take place across the entire auditorium. Audiences can imagine they're walking the streets of Manhattan and sipping on a drink in the bars of Havana all in one night. 

London Theatre hailed that the revival "a jackpot... it manages to be both the most exhilarating version of Frank Loesser’s musical, and also the most nuanced." Hear all the classics like “A Bushel and a Peck,” “Luck be a Lady,” and Miss Adelaide’s song, “Adelaide’s Lament" with refreshing vigour.

## What to Watch For: 

- Did you know that *Guys & Dolls* is based on short stories? Damon Runyon’s works inspired the *Guys & Dolls* musical, notably two tales: “Blood Pressure” and “The Idyll of Miss Sarah Brown.” Sarah Brown is a Save-A-Soul Sergeant who unexpectedly falls in love with Sky Masterson. 
- If you’re seeing *Guys & Dolls* in London, then get ready to step into the musical. *Guys & Dolls* at the Bridge Theatre will be an immersive production. Choose to sit in the tiered seating, or book a standing ticket in the pit. Don’t worry, you won’t be rocking the boat.

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Would luck be a lady for Nicholas Hytner? His much-hyped, immersive production of *[Guys & Dolls](https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/show/25504-guys-and-dolls-tickets)* is set to run for six months at the [Bridge Theatre](https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/theatres/the-bridge-theatre) — a significant gamble. Well, I’m delighted to report that he’s hit the jackpot with this jubilant revival, which somehow manages to be both the most exhilarating version of Frank Loesser’s musical I’ve seen, and also the most nuanced. 

That combination is thanks to an ingenious staging, building on the Bridge’s previous immersive Shakespeare productions. The audience is in the round, partly seated. The standing audience, gathered in the centre, gets thrillingly close to the action, with hydraulic platforms shooting out of the floor all over the place and neon signs descending from the ceiling.

Bunny Christie’s design basically dances more than the cast. It creates boundless staging opportunities for Hytner: whether it’s a central platform for a big Hot Box number, or a large zigzagging path across the auditorium, or several separate mini-stages acting as different locations. It matches the energy of this heightened, Damon Runyon-styled New York City, and allows for lightning-fast scene changes (occasionally the set-up for the next scene cuts into the current one, as ushers nudge the promenading audience around, but that can hopefully be ironed out over the run). 

It creates a dynamic audience experience, far removed from the previous rather tired West End outing for *Guys & Dolls*. There’s pre-show fun (you can get a rakish hat or a pretzel from a street seller), and immersive elements during the show itself: you might be handed a Save-a-Soul Mission leaflet, or a streamer to wave, or have your drink nicked by a cheeky gambler. It all climaxes with a euphoric dance party, with cast members sticking around to boogie and take selfies with fans. It’s an inspired way to make theatre feel relevant and accessible.

But, as with the similarly thoughtful revivals of *Cabaret* and *Oklahoma!*, this isn’t just audience pandering. Thanks to the intimacy and nimbleness of this set-up, Hytner can also mine the show for psychological detail. 

*Guys & Dolls* is that rare show in which the book is the equal of the score, and this production so joyfully lands all of Abe Burrows and Jo Swerling’s zingers and larger-than-life, deliciously named characters, while also giving them dimensionality.

Crucially, it addresses the inherent misogyny. [Marisha Wallace](https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/stars-on-stage/marisha-wallace)’s Adelaide is no ditzy, marriage-obsessed dupe, who eventually guilts reluctant long-time fiancé Nathan into settling down with her. Instead, this is a couple desperately, carnally in love with each other, however, it’s Nathan who has the mental block. Daniel Mays (mostly known for his screen work, but making a phenomenal musical theatre debut) emphasises how Nathan relishes his status as the ultimate fixer, always staying one step ahead of the law. What happens if he stops running? 

The pair of them bring impressive comic chops but also an inherent sadness to their big rows, especially the wonderfully absurd sequence in which Adelaide admits she’s invented a brood of children for her concerned mother (Mays’s pique that Nathan is just an assistant manager in this fiction is priceless). 

Duet “Sue Me” — often a throwaway gag — is a masterclass in acting through song, supported by the blocking: they grow more physically distanced with each bitter exchange, while still achingly emotionally attached.

Wallace also avoids the easy humorous route with “Adelaide’s Lament,” dropping the exaggerated pronunciations in favour of framing the number as a gentle confession, aimed at the audience right beside her — one friend speaking to another. But she’s just as capable of amping up her performance in the steamy Hot Box stripteases (no coyness here), in which she owns her power and sexuality. 

In contrast to these warring veterans of love are the newly met, opposites-attract pair: Celinde Schoenmaker’s robustly dedicated missionary Sarah and Andrew Richardson’s charmingly insincere gambler Sky. Again, this is framed as an equal journey, not just as a woman who needs to lighten up. 

If anything, the exquisitely clarion-voiced Schoenmaker is the driving force: in “If I Were a Bell” she seems as drunk on life as on rum, tearing open Sky’s shirt and, following some Gene Kelly lamppost swinging, falling into his arms and swimming through the air. When they meet in song, their harmonies intertwine like a warm embrace. 

The boyish Richardson, a smouldering, Clive Owen-esque presence, actually feels like the lost one of the pair. This mainly works nicely, although both performance and vocals need more projection. There’s also one bewildering misstep: the introduction of a stereotypical gay club in Havana. It gets around the tired trope of a feisty Latina starting a catfight, and a bisexual Sky is a fascinating idea, but it’s never actually developed.

I also would have liked more explosive choreography here (the Cuban sequence begins with dancers scattered in the crowd — less impactful at a distance), but Arlene Phillips and James Cousins’s grounded, organic movement is otherwise invigorating, and the visible band gives us a glorious version of Loesser’s peerless score. Plus there are numerous scene-stealing supporting turns: Cedric Neal’s Nicely-Nicely, lending gospel fervour to “Sit Down, You’re Rocking the Boat”; Mark Oxtoby’s fast-talking Benny; the perfect sight gag of Cameron Johnson’s giant Big Jule.

Most joyfully, the happy ending feels earned. Wallace and Schoenmaker’s “Marry the Man Today” isn’t an expression of dubious making-do, but a dawning realisation — by two shrewd women knocking back shots together; fabulous — that there’s nothing certain about life or love: “You’ve simply gotta gamble”. And when it pays off, as Hytner proves, the rewards are boundless. 

*Guys & Dolls at the Bridge Theatre through 2 September. Book Guys & Dolls tickets on London Theatre.*

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'Guys & Dolls' review – Nicholas Hytner hits the jackpot with this exhilarating immersive revival

Read our five-star review of *Guys & Dolls* starring Marisha Wallace at the Bridge Theatre, currently playing through 2 September. Get *Guys & Dolls* tickets on London Theatre.

Nicholas Hytner and Nick Starr spearhead the Bridge Theatre. Having worked together at the [National Theatre](https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/theatres/national-theatre) for over a decade as artistic and executive directors, Hytner and Starr formed the London Theatre Company as part of their efforts to open the largest Off-West End commercial theatre. The 900-seater auditorium is very adaptable and allows shows to be presented in end-on, thrust and promenade formats. 

Production aside, the theatre was praised for its abundance of ladies toilets and its on-site kitchen which, among other things, provides treats freshly baked on site during the interval. 

In 2017, the theatre's inaugural season included a new Richard Bean play *Young Marx*, starring [Rory Kinnear](https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/actor-profile/rory-kinnear) and Oliver Chris, *Julius Caesar* starring Ben [Whishaw](https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/actor-profile/ben-whishaw) and David Calder, and a new play by Nina Raine about the life of JS Bach starring [Simon Russell Beale](https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/actor-profile/simon-russell-beale).

Notable plays at the Bridge Theatre include *The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe,* as well as *My Name is Lucy Barton* and *Straight Line Crazy* — the latter two both transferring to New York.

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