Hmmm so they have made a musical based on the ITV show, ok ok it worked for Grease but thats a whole different kettle of fish!
For those who watched the show it’s basically a collection of the highlights, it takes us back to the very beginning and revolves around key characters from the first series, in a story of deception, romance, revenge, and the occasional riot!
For those who don’t know it’s a musical about a female prison called Larkfield, its devious inmates and it’s obscenely corrupt prison wardens.
Yes…well it did well on television but will it really portray that well on stage? I can’t really see the gritty fights having the same emotion and drama when sung full pelt in a theatrical fashion, the reality of the situation is lost in the translation from TV to stage.
However I could be totally wrong and it could have a Chicago type edge to it, I guess we will just have to wait and see.

Changing the subject, I think it’s quite amusing where they are getting their new ideas from, we have had reality TV shows and now we have an actual TV show, I’m just wondering what we will have next - The Bill? Good old Reg and the rest of the Sunhill crew prancing around on stage as they attempt to arrest a drug dealer whilst singing and grappling for the knife? or Heartbeat - the thrilling tale of village life on the West End stage! hmmmmm I don’t think so do you?

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