REVIEWS
A truly absorbing and unforgettable evening
The film is a mixture of words and music but the stage play is totally different. It is quite simply a rock opera and the entire story is told through The Who's incredible music and by the vivid acting of the four people who simultaneously play Jimmy. Yes, four people. At the same time. That may sound incredibly confusing but it works because the actors are so strong you believe in all the four individual parts that make up the whole.Staged in just two acts, the play takes us from Jimmy's troubled home life to the beaches of Brighton where the mods verses rockers battles go on, but more importantly Jimmy's battles within himself intensify.
This is simply a superb production. The music is relentless, powerful and mesmerising – and the action on stage is exactly the same. An incredibly young cast display unlimited energy, passion and commitment and they leave you with the feeling that they are really living the various roles they inhabit. At the end of two mesmerising hours, the faultless cast and musicians were rewarded with a thoroughly deserved standing ovation. They were applauding that rare beast – a rock opera that truly worked and which gave us all a truly absorbing and unforgettable evening.
Bath Chronicle
