‘Kiss Me Kate’ was directed by
Trevor Nunn when it was performed at the Old Vic Theatre and he did an outstanding
job. It is set in 1940’s America about a theatre company running a production
of the Shakespeare play “Taming of the Shrew”. The plot revolves around the
love story of the divorced couple Lilli Vanessi and Fred Graham (Hannah
Waddingham and Alex Bourne).
Waddingham and Bourne had such brilliant on stage
chemistry; it was a delight to watch. The whole cast between them have a
fantastic history in theatre and putting them together with such talent set a
high standard to follow for anyone who wishes to follow by reviving the musical
again. Stephen Mears choreography was second to none, I found that his work in
‘Too Darn Hot’ was the highlight of the show for me, it really made me feel
like inspired in what I do that one day I could be on that stage.
The vocals in the show were absolutely fantastic;
Hannah Waddingham’s portrayal of ‘I Hate Men’ was my favourite number of the
show with her vocals being absolutely on point and her facial expressions
throughout really helped in telling the story she was trying to tell.
I feel I must point out it was a pleasure to watch
Adam Garcia tap in person, I have always wanted to see him tap dancing live and
he did not disappoint, I couldn’t look away from him when he was onstage
singing or dancing, he commands your attention effortlessly.
The only bad thing I will say to put the show down
was that at three hours, it is lengthy and sometimes the plot could drag a
little bit. All in all however, I thoroughly enjoyed the experience and would
recommend it to anyone, the cast were brilliant, the set design and costumes
were outstanding and the direction and choreography where absolutely fantastic.
A must see musical if you have the time to see it.
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