‘Produces both a cringe and a chuckle.’ The best thing about theatre is its ability to revive an esoteric hit. Do you remember fondly the 1988 film Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, starring Steve Martin and Michael Caine? If yes, how about the subsequent 2004 musical with a book by Jeffery Lane and lyrics and music by David Yazbek? If you answered affirmative ...
‘Woefully outdated’ A high-intensity, full-on production that might please the kids but is definitely starting to feel dated. The acclaimed, genre-redefining 1991 animated film of Beauty and the Beast, crafted by musical greats Alan Menken, Howard Ashman and Tim Rice, subsequently spawned a less-than-positively received 1994 stage adaption. 2017 saw a middling live-action film remake. Now this current revival of the tale as old as ...