Guest Reviewer – Christine Davidson Director Claire Carr always manages to produce a show that even if you have seen it before gives us that little bit of extra magic to make the audience believe they have never seen it. With the masterful Bryan Cass as Musical Director this musical was a sure fire hit with the audience with standing ovations at the end. With a cast of fifty from twelve to eighteen, the maturity of each and every one made us believe in the updated story of

The opening number, Radio Ga Ga, was delivered with style and precision. The clean aesthetic of the white costumes, combined with simple yet effective choreography, created a slick and engaging start that set the tone for the evening.

The Grand Babylon Hotel by Arnold Bennett, first published in 1902, is a brisk and entertaining mystery centred on the disappearance of a German prince. Loosely inspired by London’s Savoy Hotel, the story has now been reimagined for the stage by Deborah McAndrew and Conrad Nelson of Claybody Theatre, who also direct this inventive new production. What emerges is a spirited and highly theatrical evening that deftly blends melodrama, physical comedy and farce. The production m