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FringeReview UK 2025
Easily the most joyous musical we’ll see this side midsummer, Cry-Baby in this production blazes fit to set another fire in Dalston
Steve Coogan reigns supreme, and a cast like John Hopkins then Giles Terera are a gift to both Coogan and the show.
Girl from the North Country freights a world in a steam whistle. The sheer punch of talent doesn’t come much greater than this.
Everything built up, like a corset, is unloosed. What we thought we knew we don’t. Outstanding.
Stephen Sondheim, David Ives Here We Are
Altogether this mightn’t be in the top tier of Sondheim musicals, but it’s one of the most interesting, even profound, and Sondheim exits with a rapt question-mark. Unmissable.
Do see this particularly for an outstanding performance from Burrows and an exceptionally fine one from Woodhouse. This adaptation remains an exhilarating reminder of what a difference a century makes.
The most joyous musical of the summer. And it has a summer heart that never cloys. A sizzling must-see.
