starting here starting now

Starting here starting now This tiny theatre in the middle of Waterloo is host to one of the great delights of this strange season. It is a revue of heart warming and heart warning songs by David Shire and Richard Maltby. Sung, danced and beautifully performed by three highly accomplished leading West End favourites. A Blonde a Brunette and a Bloke. Nikki Bentley who appeared as the evil witch Elphaba and Glinda in Wicked, the very funny Gina Murray who was Mama Morton in Chicago and a well known face from TV and Movies, and the versatile Noel Sullivan from the group “Hear Say” as well as starring in Grease and playing the lead role in Flashdance. Together, they perform around twenty songs, mostly dealing with relationships, love songs with a twist – reminiscent of lyrics by the great Lorenz Hart which in my book is the highest honour one can bestow on a lyricist.So true. What is so interesting is that these people in the songs find themselves in the kind of situation we can all recognise. Gina’s first number. ‘I’m a little in love and I wish I wasn’t. Noel and Gina sing about their surprise in that “We can talk to each other” which really means “I talk and you listen” A few sweetly sad torch -carrying numbers. “Autumn” and “Christmas never happended”I Comedy routines – the make up girl who says “I’ll make you beautiful…like me” as she swipes Ginas face with the kind of brush usually used for wallpapering. A cynical look at self deception deception in marriage“Having other lovers makes us so much closer” The sad and lonely girl who says”I’m a girl you need to know” Noels dances of joy as he sings “That special moment when you win somebody’s heart. ”And the old complaints. About degeneracy and the Snowflakes. “Where is dash, where is flair, where is romance? “I keep wondering if tomorrow ever comes” After the sadness, the heartbreak, the sad joy of love there is the golden number.“One step and Wow” As they regain their strength and happiness. This is really an unusually brilliant show, without words with just a lot of really good songs great lyrics and brilliant performers. Should be seen.There is social distancing, so you will have plenty of room beside you to put your handbags and things.Happy gap for you, [pretty sad for the cast and creatives.whp long for more people. Try and get there. alinewaites