As an excuse for a musical based on one of
his albums, David Essex
hasn't aimed all that high: a string of old hits, a fairground on the
skids, a Jack-the-lad son two-timing the fortune-teller's daughter with
the daughter of a shady entrepren…
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Was expecting this play to be gritty and edgy, instead it was cheesy and too glitzy. The young cast were donning costumes that could have been made for Grease, Hairspray, High School Musical etc made the show too fluffy and seemed to be advertising their cosmetic dentistry too much!!!