Cabaret

 

Cabaret, Playhouse Theatre, 2023.

Cast: Jake Shears, Rebecca Lucy Taylor, Nathan Ives-Moiba, Beverley Klein, Teddy Kempner, Wilf Scolding, Jessica Kirton, Liv Alexander, Natalie Chua, Laura Delany, Taite-Elliot Drew, Damon Gould, El Haq Latief, Grant Neal, Hicaro Nicolai, Travis Ross, Nic Myers.

Book: Joe Masteroff

Music: John Kander

Lyrics: Fred Ebb

I really should have seen this when it opened with Jessie Buckley and Eddie Redmayne but at the time I thought I'd seen this show enough and didn't need to see another production. Then it turned out to be an absolute sensation and it was just a matter of waiting until a cast change really appealed to me. I couldn't resist the idea of seeing Rebecca and Jake was an added bonus although in the end he wasn't performing the day I went (despite me going through the schedule and double checking). I took a risk and spent £100 on a ticket and it was worth every penny. I stumbled out at the end slightly dazed by it all and then had to go and be sociable with a friend. The staging and performances were both incredible. I'd definitely go back again for the right cast. The sticker on the front of the programme was to go over the camera in your phone so you didn't take any photos. A triumph.