★★★★ Michael Ball is among the stars of this sophisticated revival for the post-Me Too era 🖋️ FionaLondonarts
Multiple eyebrows were raised when it was announced that this 1989 Andrew Lloyd Webber musical was to receiveBased upon a 1955 Bloomsbury Group novella by David Garnett, who himself married the daughter of his former lover Duncan Grant, it portrays a world of Bohemian lifestyles, morals and art – as well as some notable age-gap romances. Would it, could it, stand scrutiny in this post-Me Too era?
Yes, is the answer, not least because of some sensibly rigorous editing of the book and lyrics , most notably the change of age of a key character, Jenny, from 15 to 18. But Jenny doesn’t arrive until the second half of this all-but through-sung piece, which is operatic in both emotional and musical scope.
This is not your typical overblown West End musical – and is all the better for it. Instead, it is a stylish chamber piece: our first glimpse of the under-used ensemble comes after a whole 40 minutes. Jonathan Kent’s sophisticated production has a charmingly stripped-back staging, with a beautiful design from John Macfarlane that includes large Vanessa Bell-style painted backdrops.
Ball proves that he still has a notable set of lungs with a glorious rendition of “Love Changes Everything”, but the real star is the luminous Pitt-Pulford, magnificent of voice, who has us rooting for the capricious Rose all the way through, including the moment when she realises that Jenny, her attractive 18-year-old daughter – see how crucial that age adjustment was? – now possesses greater sexual allure.
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