Singin' in the Rain

Singin' in the Rain, Palace Theatre, 2012

Cast: Adam Cooper, Daniel Crossley, Scarlett Strallen, Katherine Kingsley, Michael Brandon, Sandra Dickinson, Peter Forbes, David Lucas, Ebony Molina, Brendan Cull, Nancy Wei George, David Birch, Danielle Crockford, Matthew Croke, Jennifer Davison, Flora Dawson, Jaye Juliette Elster, Luke Fetherston, Gemma Fuller, Francis Haugen, Daniel Ioannou, Peter le Brun, Charlie Martin, Scott Mobley, Gillian Parkhouse, Sherrie Pennington, Lisa Richie, Jack Wilcox..

Screenplay: Betty Comden & Adolph Green

Songs: Nacio Herb Brown & Arthur Freed

Director: Jonathan Church

I remember seeing this on Easter Saturday back when my plan for not wasting a bank holiday weekend was to plan something cultural for the Saturday. I met a friend before then saw this and caught up again afterwards. Of course it was spectacular, how could it not be? Just being in that big theatre helps. Adam Cooper had previously been the prince/swan in Matthew Bourne's extraordinary Swan Lake, Michael Brandon was in Dempsey & Makepiece, and Sandra Dickinson was Sandra Dickinson! It's never come to Norwich on tour, presumably because it needs a big stage and water is just a nightmare for everyone. I'd see this again.