The Boy in the Dress - Musical

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The Boy in the Dress - Musical

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Writer, actor and director Mark Ravenhill has written the book for the Royal Shakespeare Company’s much-anticipated Christmas musical, The Boy in the Dress. During a sneak peek of the show in rehearsals recently, Mark tells Gill Sutherland about turning David Walliams’ charming children’s bestselling book into a stage spectacular
http://www.stratford-herald.com/102673- ... dress.html
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Press night reviews. Let's get the lukewarm one out of the way first:
Yet the overwhelming sense here is of a well-meaning show created by people who think they are leading the way in telling children that it is OK to be different. But the truth is, they are just following the curve.
(No wonder they have to give The Metro away for free.....) :)

https://www.metro.news/theatre-review-t ... s/1813877/

From a better newspaper:
The result is a cheerful, tuneful celebration of the desire to be different that could easily replicate the popularity of its predecessors.
https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2019/ ... ess-review

The Independent's Paul Taylor liked it:
Toby Mocrei was simply superb, with a clear singing voice and a touching ability to communicate feeling."
https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-ente ... 24996.html

Whatsonstage gives a summation or press reviews of the opening night:

https://www.whatsonstage.com/stratford- ... 50469.html

Not forgetting the online world, an ecstatic video review:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZh7C8pB9hc
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Re: The Boy in the Dress - Musical

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Several recent videos of the work in progress:

In reharsal:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CyohnD6iVTQ&t=170s

The boot camp:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYamO5FS2iE

Standing ovation:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5G_iqmrksA
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