Cabaret

Cabaret, Norwich Theatre Royal, 2012

Cast: Will Young, Michelle Ryan, Sian Phillips, Henry Luxemburg, Linal Haft, Harriet Thorpe, Nicholas Tizzard, John Brannoch, Jessica Ellen, Alessia Lugoboni, Edd Mitton, Ian Parsons, Nuno Silva, Rebecca Sutherland, Shahla Tarrant, Laura Tyrer, Cydney Uffindell-Phillips, Matthew Wesley.

Book: Joe Masteroff

Composer & Lyricist: John Kander & Fred Ebb

Director: Rufus Norris

Despite being a big fan of Will Young I didn't see this when it was on at the Savoy theatre, which was pretty stupid of me. I made up for it when it toured, seeing it in Norwich with a seat very close to the front of the stalls, and also I think later in the tour in Peterborough. This was a big deal with Rufus Norris directing, who is now in charge of the National Theatre, and Michelle Ryan fresh from Eastenders, and of course Sian Phillips is something of a legend. I guess the bit that stayed with me was the end where the whole cast lined up, naked, against the back wall as if they were in a gas chamber. Someone wold-whistled. Twat.