& Juliet, Kings Theatre, Glasgow, August 14 2024 ***
This is a bonkers little jukebox musical which makes you question whether Shakespeare should have left it all to the missus.
It takes a while to settle into what they are trying to achieve but if you abandon all preconceived ideas and enjoy the banging 90s tunes - who can resist a set involving Bon Jovi , the Backstreet Boys, Pink, Britney and Katy Perry among others - you can't help getting swept up in the vibrancy of the piece.
Juliet was played by understudy Psalms-Nissi Myers-Reid who has a fabulous voice albeit it took a few songs before the noise boys got the sound mix right and prevented her having to shout her numbers above the musicians.But there were two outstanding performances - Jordan Broatch as May and Lara Denning as Shakespeare's long suffering wife Anne Hathaway - who according to this telling appears to be the real literary talent.
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