Emma John

“But a reluctance to embrace too much darkness lends a sense that things just happen to our hero.”

“And that’s about it, in a production by Stephen Mear that’s heavy on the whimsy and light on everything else.”

“But no melodies linger from the many ballads, and there is no sense of the spark or wit of these two wordsmiths colliding.”

“A West End run is the ultimate proof of concept for this irrepressible musical comedy, and the ingenious ensemble who created and perform it.”