The actor-musician side of things was kept nicely unobtrusive, a wise choice in the limited space of the Jermyn Street, and under Tom Attwood’s musical direction, the heavily-piano based orchestrations worked well, accompanied by violin and a variety of wind instruments. Performance-wise, David Burt and Beverley Klein brought their experience to bear with cracking turns and in the latter case, the most unexpected expletive of the year, but there was also excellent work from
defender of the understudies Gina Beck and Gemma Sutton as the sisterly friends with a genuine warmth and connection as they sang and gossiped about their potential love matches, also impressively played by Ian Virgo and Dylan Turner respectively. Jack Shalloo’s roguish Tony Lumpkin was good value for money but a little predictable for me as it was too similar to his most recent role in
Departure Lounge, I’d love to see him stretch a little more dramatic muscle so I may have to take in his reprise of Hamlet the Musical.
