On Wednesday night I had the opportunity to see Starlight Express at the Bristol Hippodrome, the only catch was that I had to write a review, here's the review:
Starlight Express is a rock opera that depicts the story that
all boys dream of - train sets coming to life. We follow the chances of several
of the trains as they move through the heats to the finals of the world championship.
The whole show doesn’t stop from the opening scene to the finale helped by the
fact that everyone on stage is on roller skates. The vibrant
music and costumes with amazing lighting transformed the bare and simple
set from a high octane nightclub in some scenes to a desolate wasteland in
others. One thing I would ask for is more
tricks and flips from the skating professional that performed occasionally.
Kristofer Harding was magnificent as Rusty
conveying a whole range of emotions throughout the show, as well as Mykal Rand
as Electra who seemed to light up the stage whenever he came on.
My favourite song of the evening was Freight
with all the trucks singing in beautiful harmony (must be the Welsh Male Voice
Choir fan in me) followed closely by Starlight Express which was beautifully
sung by Kristofer Harding with raw emotion. U.N.C.O.U.P.L.E.D.
sung by Ruthie Stephens as Dinah was another comedic highlight as well as One
Rock ‘n’ Roll too many (sung by Greaseball, Electra and Red Caboose).
If you get a chance go
and see Starlight Express as the moment I would highly recommend it, it’s at
Bristol Hippodrome until Satuday 6th April 2013.
DISCLAIMER: While I am not paid for the review I do get the product/tickets for free
