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Must-see shows around the country, from The Commitments to Saturday Night Fever-Hugh Montgomery-Entertainment – Metro
Classics to innovative plays to prize you away from that streaming service.
If you’re tired of the same old thing, why not take in one of these shows? (Picture: Supplied/Metro)
Bored with the telly? Numbed by Netflix or less than wowed by Walter Presents? Fear not, there are alternatives to stopping in to be entertained.
We’ve selected some cracker shows for you so that you can get off the sofa, whip out those glad rags and head on down to a theatre near you.
From a ‘stirring’ version of The Commitments to a fail-safe good time watching the classic boogie-fest that is Saturday Night Fever, via a heart-warming tale of a man who overcame learning difficulties to become a friend to the stars in Marvellous, there’s plenty on offer.
Be quick, though, as there’s not a lot of time to see them all.
Read on for the full SP.
The Commitments
The Commitments On Tour (Picture: Supplied)
‘Stirring’ is the word for this musical based on Booker prize-winning Irish author Roddy Doyle’s book in which a group of young working-class Dubliners find success as a soul covers band. Classic hits perfromed live include River Deep, Mountain High, I Heard It Through The Grapevine and many more.
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel stars Hayley Mills (above) and Rula Lenska (Picture: Johan Persson)
Hayley Mills and Rula Lenska are among the ensemble in this stage adaptation of Deborah Moggach’s novel, which also inspired a hit film, centred on a group of adventurous British pensioners who move to India and form an unconventional retirement community. Expect a spirit-lifting tale about finding a second wind.
Marvellous
Catch this heart-warming play while you can (Picture: Soho Place)
You’ve got just 10 days left to see this supremely heartwarming and inventive play about the brilliant Neil Baldwin, a man diagnosed with learning difficulties as a boy who has defied labels to live a life of remarkable adventures – from working as a circus clown and setting up his own football team to making friends with everyone from Ken Dodd to Gary Lineker.
Until November 26, Soho Place, London.
Saturday Night Fever
Boogie on down to this classic (Picture: Kenwright.com)
This show based on the iconic 1977 disco-dancing film offers a fail-safe good time. Its Italian-American hero Tony Manero once more boogies in a sharp white suit, while an on-stage group of actor/musicians belt out the classic Bee Gees hits.
Until Saturday, Princess Theatre, Torquay; Tuesday to November 26, Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham.
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