Who doesn’t
love an 80’s classic filled with some foot-tapping and all-out-maniac-dancing?
Flashdance The Musical is at Milton Keynes Theatre this week until 21st
July and it won’t disappoint you.
Based on
the 1983 smash hit movie, Flashdance starring Jennifer Beals as Alex. The story
follows Alex Owens (Strictly’s Joanne Clifton), welder-by-day, exotic-dancer-by-night
on her mission to get into a real dance company. Along the way, we meet her
boss/boyfriend Nick Hurley (Ben Adams of boyband A1) and her colleagues and friends
as they cope with their own struggles and successes.
It’s a fantastic
feel-good story with a classic moral of just going for it – follow your dreams.
Joanne Clifton is utterly incredible with some of the most energetic dance
routines I’ve seen. The whole cast and ensemble were brilliant and it was a
thoroughly enjoyable show to watch. I did feel that the show had a few
slow-burning filler scenes that it could have done without and I wasn’t a fan
of the American accents – can we just have English accents?! That being said,
the show more than makes up for it with lots of great scenes with songs such as
Maniac, What A Feeling, Gloria and I Love Rock And Roll and of course the
iconic scene with the water. I wish that scene was a bit longer with more build
up – seemed to be over quite quickly but it was still fantastic.
The stage
set was really interesting and forever moving around which kept the audience on
its toes. There were also some awesome 80’s outfits!
The show
ended with a full audience standing ovation, lots of clapping and a boogie
whilst they did a few super-energetic and encores!
For
tickets, visit www.atgtickets.com
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