The show started life in the 30s as a book by P.G. Wodehouse, before becoming a Hollywood movie musical starring Fred Astaire, George Burns and Joan Fontaine. It also featured the music of George and Ira Gershwin to great effect, including a wonderful new number in the Wodehouse vein called Stiff Upper Lip. So far, so “Crazy For You”, but for all that there’s little truly fresh or new here the entire show sparkles. Jeremy Sams and Robert Hudsoncapture the feel perfectly, injecting some classic Wodehouse quips and Gershwin tunes into the story while director/choreographer Rob Ashford gives the whole thing a wide-eyed, nostalgic charm.
Richard Fleeshman oozes charm as a Broadway writer whose shows are hits on both sides of the Atlantic, but who longs to find a girl he can rescue. When a fascinating – and very British – young socialite appears at the stage door his life is turned upside down. Summer Strallen dazzles as Maud, the “modern girl” who can’t admit she’s just waiting for a knight in shining armour to sweep her off her feet.
“The class system is crumbling around us!” Maud replies in just one example of that wonderful Wodehouse wit!
Elsewhere, in a truly sumptuous cast, Nicholas Farrell makes for a charming Lord Marshmoreton, Richard Dempsey is a delightfully plummy toff and David Roberts & Chloe Hart come perilously close to stealing the entire show as the cook and under cook who pitch woo over the Croquembouche!
The most dazzling performance comes from Sally Ann Triplett as a brassy, sassy and sweet American showgirl who belts out songs with aplomb!
This is a show that belongs on the West End stage and I, for one, will be shocked if it doesn’t make an appearance on one in the next year or so!
"I'm just focused on getting that third trophy and enjoying the rest of my time with the guys here." David Goodwin on preparing for Playoff Finals Weekend
photo courtesy of William Cherry, Press Eye It’s EIHL playoff final weekend! After eight months of toil, four teams will face off for the chance to lift the last silverware of the season. First up Belfast Giants take on Cardiff Devils so I caught up with David Goodwin to see how the team are feeling after a battle against Dundee Stars and how ready they are for the games ahead. It was, I suggest, an intense weekend for the team. “Yeah, I mean it was. It always is. The quarterfinals… you never know what you're going to get.” Goodwin replies. “On one hand, you have us, the Giants, who are coming off a league title win, so we're on a high. But then you got Dundee, who don't want to go away quietly. They were fighting and scratching and clawing for every inch and it lead to two feisty games. “I give Dundee a lot of credit. They threw everything they had at us. But ultimately, I think our consistent play, maybe some of our higher skill was able to shine through and get the...
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