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Review: Joseph and the amazing technicolor dream coat

by Natalie Anglesey
14/ 4/2005

THEY didn't have mobile phones in the book of Genesis, we were reminded before the show, and the song Go, Go Go Joseph certainly didn't appear in the Bible, but nevertheless, it had the audience clapping along at the return of that rare thing, a family musical.

Written by those two legendary knights of the musical stage, Sir Andrew Lloyd-Webber and Sir Tim Rice, Joseph was originally conceived for a London school's end of term concert in 1968, but the popular album which followed guaranteed a successful stay in the West End in the early seventies.

Unbelievably, it's still going strong and it's now in the Guinness Book of Records as the longest-running touring stage musical of all time. Perhaps the key to its success is accessibility, because it's a familiar boy's own adventure story involving kidnapping and intrigue. In Bill Kenwright's glossy production, Richard Swerrun is an appealing Joseph and Abigail Jaye is in good voice as the Narrator.

Added to that, there's some local talent in the cast, plus choirs from Chester, Wrexham and Wirral. Who can ask for anything more?

Until tomorrow (Saturday).


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