★★★★☆ Working in the round, between four of the supporting columns that hold the old factory aloft, the Borrower family do their best to live their lives under the thunderous footsteps of the human ‘beans’ above them. . . The play’s lightly addressed message of tolerance, kindness and resilience, no matter what size you are, seems a very suitable Christmas takeaway.
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★★★★★ What is Rambert2 I hear you ask? Briefly, it is the newly-formed junior offshoot of the main Rambert company in which 13 recently-graduated dancers aged between 19 and 25 have been selected from all over the world to perform works by established professional choreographers
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★★★★★ Its mayhem with message approach pulls no punches in a subtext that exposes the pain of the American working class and the lure of Trump as its conduit of frustration
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★★★★☆ An excellent cast brings a wonderfully controlled slow-burn to William Gaminara’s tale about a village acapella group and an enigmatic newcomer who insinuates herself on their recreation . . . this immaculate production is a treat.
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★★★★☆ The plot follows the trajectory of the musicians as they form/dissolve one group after another – The Varietones, The Four Lovers – before they eventually, with the addition of the extremely talented songwriter/keyboardist, Bob Gaudio, adopt the name of the bowling alley they fail an audition in.
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