7 - 29 August 2009
The Grand Theatre,
The Space @ The Royal College of Surgeons
Nicolson Street, Edinburgh
Directed by Kat Gillett
Musical Direction by Andrew Cowburn
Produced by Amanda Fairclough
Designed by Abby Price
Lighting Design by Brian Holt
Sound by Hannah Stewart
Stage Management by Chloe Edwards
Cast:
Srarah - Sophia La Porta
Matt - Dan Hyde
Michelle - Soraya Radford
Jon - Tom Ward-Thomas
Darren - Anthony Thomason
Joanne - Boo Brown-Ferraz
Ensemble/Swing Cast - Sarah Peters, Flo Odumosu, Phylly Jones, Sam Harding
Review from the Judges of the Musical Theatre Awards (MTM)
Think of Hollyoaks deciding to do a musical – think of casting a young Jennifer Aniston look-alike alongside a young Hugh Grant look-alike and you may just end up with Dark Angels. The soap-like feel to the plot and characters is teamed with disco-techno musical numbers with a few torch songs thrown in for good measure and contrast. The plot line is somewhat naïve, but when did a good musical ever need a solemn plot line? The number ‘Obsession’ gave this cast the chance to flex their dancing muscles to great effect and was the catchiest tune in the piece. With a bit of editing and polishing in the book and direction, this may be a show that would appeal to youth audiences and performers in the future.
From Edfringe.com: “***** - Excellent, well worth going to see”
