Footloose the Musical - 2007
- By:
- Dean Pitchford
- Management:
- Mark Goucher, Michael Rose Limited, Tristan Baker and Jason Haigh-Ellery
- Cast:
- Tommy Sherlock, Miria Parvin, Julian Agnew, Lyn Paul, Giovanni Spano, Gemma O'Duffy, Malinda Parris, Lisa Gorgin, Johnny Shentall, Bob Harms, Gavin Alex, Nikki Belsher, Hugh Osborne
- Director:
- Karen Bruce, who also choreographs
- Design:
- Morgan Large
- Sound:
- Gareth Owen for Orbital
- Lighting:
- James Whiteside
- Musical direction:
- Matt Smith
- Run time:
- 2hr 20mins
Production information can change over the run of the show.
Young Ren McCormack works through the frustrations of daily life on the dance floors of the Chicago club scene. When his parents separate and he moves with his mother to small town of Bomont, dance has been banned by the town council and it is up to Ren to make them change their narrow minds. Although loosely based on a true story, the whole premise is a completely ludicrous piece of fun that actually works rather well, fitting in nicely with the recent trend for over-zealous dance-based shows with a popular music soundtrack. Despite the promise of a high-octane evening throughout, there are, in fact, some rather tender moments of light and shade that balance the story and allow the actors to flex their dramatic muscles rather than just their physical ones...
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