Review: JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT, King's Theatre, Glasgow, May 10 2016

Based (loosely) on the bible story, Joseph is one of twelve sons of Jacob and by far his favourite. Jealous of the attention Joseph receives and the special coat their father gives him, the brothers sell him as a slave and claim that he died.

Joseph is a show that relies on strong lead and they seem to have found their star with Joe McElderry. The opening announcement listed the cast and there were screams and shrieks at the mention of his name. Thankfully, this cannot be filed under "stunt casting" as McElderry has the vocals to pull off the role with ease. Lucy Kay also excels as the narrator with a beautiful and powerful voice.

Joseph has been touring for longer than anyone can remember and the songs are very well known. Featuring the likes of Any Dream Will Do, Close Every Door To Me and One More Angel In Heaven performed by a talented cast- it's hard to go wrong! Joseph is a popular show with children which is no doubt down to the humour, bright colours and impossibly catchy songs.

My only complaint of the evening is that the curtain call for Joseph surely has to be the longest in musical theatre history. With the unveiling of three technicolor coats and a megamix featuring almost every song from the show it borders on a hostage situation.

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat is at the King's Theatre, Glasgow until Saturday 14th May.

To post a comment, you must register and login.