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Milton Keynes Theatre Good morning, good morning, it’s great to stay up late to write this review. In the depressing credit crunch economy with doom and gloom in every news report and newspaper article, it was a breath of fresh air that wafted through MK Theatre this evening. Singin’ In The Rain is on until Saturday 23rd and its escapism, catchy songs, wonderful dancing and even rain on stage makes you feel good all over. Singin’ In The Rain is set in 1920s Hollywood, during the revolutionary change from silent to talking pictures. As cinemagoers flock to the ‘talkies’, the established stars of the silent era become fearful they will not survive the transition. Don Lockwood (Tim Flavin) and his glamorous co-star Lina Lamont (Amy Griffiths) are celebrities of Tinseltown, but although Lamont has the looks, she is not only unlikeable but has no credible voice. Therefore Lockwood and his musician best friend Cosmo (Graeme Henderson) seek to find a way of saving their careers. Kathy Selden (Jessica Punch), a side-line chorus girl, steps in and provides the voiceover for Lamont. Whilst this happens Lockwood and Selden have a budding romance. Tim Flavin is an accomplished actor who has played Caractus Potts in Chitty, Chitty Bang Bang (due at MKT next year). Along with Graeme Henderson, the pair tap their way through several memorable songs and exciting set pieces. Costumes are brilliantly coloured and the stage effects change the colour and image two or three times in a routine. Mock-silent movies were projected on stage and real rain was produced for the title song where Lockwood dances in the puddles and emulates Gene Kelly in the original 1952 film. You come out at the end of the evening with memorable bright images and a feel-good factor, walking down the lane with a happy refrain… Star Rating 4/5 Review by Ian Anderson |
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Marlborough Gate, Central Milton Keynes, Milton Keynes
MK Box Office | 0870 060 6652
Milton Keynes Theatre opened on 4 October 1999, 25 years after the campaign for a new theatre first started and has placed Milton Keynes firmly on the country's cultural map.