Blue’s Antony Costa will join the cast of Bill Kenwright and Laurie Mansfield’s Dreamboats and Petticoats: Bringing On Back The Good Times next week when the third edition of the hit jukebox musical reaches Cheltenham. The boyband chart-topper turned musical theatre favourite will follow up roles in hit shows including Kenwright’s Blood Brothers in the […]
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Mark Wynter joins cast of Dreamboats and Petticoats: Bringing On Back the Good Times UK tour
Sixties pop idol Mark Wynter has joined the cast of Bill Kenwright and Laurie Mansfield’s Dreamboats and Petticoats: Bringing On Back the Good Times as the third edition of hit jukebox musical hits the road to play venues across the country. Best known for his chart hits ‘Venus in Blue Jeans’, ‘Go Away Little Girl’ […]
Dreamboats and Petticoats – Waterside Theatre, Aylesbury and Touring
Dreamboats and Petticoats continues at the Waterside Theatre, Aylesbury until 25 February and then tours until 2 September. Star rating: three stars ★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆ Nostalgia for the ‘good old days’ played a rather influential role in the UK’s decision to tick the yes-to-Brexit box last year. The debate about whether those memories of post-war Britain […]
Save the Last Dance For Me – Blackpool Opera House and Touring
Save the Last Dance For Me continues at Blackpool Opera House until 4 June and tours until 8 October. Rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ Remember when it was considered fair game to snigger at rows of 1950s and 60s theatregoers of a certain age singing along merrily to old time music hall […]
Dreamboats and Miniskirts – Bridlington Spa and Touring
Dreamboats and Miniskirts plays at the The Spa Theatre, Bridlington until 14 February, and then tours until 25 July 2015. Star rating: 2 stars ** If ever a show knows its audience, it is the archetypal juke-box musical Dreamboats and Petticoats. Now, as the show moves into the 1960s, the girls are in miniskirts and the songs nibble at […]
