Evita

Evita, Norwich Theatre Royal, 2013

Cast: Marti Pellow, Madalena Alberto, Mark Heenehan, Sarah McNicholas, Nic Gibney, Verity Burgess, David Burilin, Joseph Connor, Natalie Day, Joel Elferink, Laura Emmitt, Emily Goodenough, Antony Hewitt, Stuart Maciver, Joe Maxwell, Perry O'Dea, Lizzie Ottley, Ryan Pidgen, Anthony Ray.

Lyrics: Tim Rice; Music: Andrew Lloyd Webber

Directed by Bob Thomson & Bill Kenwright

The difficulty I have with Evita is that the first time I saw it was when the film came out. It's a brilliant film and not just because Madonna is so good you forget that by the end you're crying over the death of a dictator's wife. So how can the stage version compete with the scale and expense of that? I've seen it a couple of times and so far it hasn't, which is a real shame as the songs are great and there's a lot of potential for big scenes. One day I hope I see a version that properly wows me.