Footloose
Edinburgh Music Theatre Co. proudly present:
FOOTLOOSE -The Musical,
22nd – 27th February 2010,
Church Hill Theatre, Edinburgh
We brought you the ultimate American rock musical Hair in 2009 and now, Edinburgh Music Theatre present the Edinburgh amateur premier of the ultimate toe-tapping, feel-good, musical Footloose.
Footloose tells the story of Ren who moves with his mother from Chicago to the small farming town of Bomont. Faced with the almost tyrannical local preacher, and a small town with outdated values, Ren must help them overcome the painful past which has led to a ban on dancing and rock and roll. Ren must also win the heart of Ariel, the Reverend’s rebellious daughter, and face up to her boyfriend and his friends who are intent on sabotaging Ren’s reputation.
This fast-paced musical will have you dancing in the aisles to the hit songs Holding Out For a Hero, Let’s Hear it for the Boy, Almost Paradise, and the title song Footloose.
So, if you feel it’s time to cut loose in 2010, kick off your Sunday shoes and see Footloose – you’ll love it!
Tickets Prices:
- Opening Night Special: All Seats £8
- Tuesday-Saturday evenings-£12 full price/£10 concessions
- Saturday Matinee-£10 full price/£8 concessions
Tickets Available from:
- From Sarah Henderson, Ticket Secretary, sarah.henderson@ed.ac.uk
- From the Usher Hall, Lothian Road, 0131 228 1155 (booking fee applies) or online at www.usherhall.co.uk (booking fee applies)
- From Tickets Scotland, 127 Rose Street, 0131 220 3234 (booking fee applies)
- From Footloose Company members
Another 4 star review!
As the run of Footloose reaches its thrilling climax on Saturday, we are delighted to receive a second 4 star review – this time from EdinburghGuide:
“There are strong performances all round from the principals. The second female lead, Rusty has probably the best part and Katie Gadsby makes the most of it.
Her romantic target Willard, played by the tall and apparently ungainly Lee Brown plays the slow country lad to perfection, but his transformation to a dancer was a highlight of the show.
Louise Black, as the rebellious daughter of the preacher, carries the lead role well when singing, dancing or acting. Jon Kidd as Ren from Chicago is also good but perhaps needs to project his character a little more to get the audience believing that he can be a catalyst for change.
The Rev. Moore (Kenneth Pinkerton) and his wife (Julia More) are impressive with their second-half songs in particular. Musically, the cast and band are great with lots of good vocals.”
4 Star Review in The Scotsman!
Footloose opened last night and Josie Balfour from The Scotsman was there to review it:
“With a strong musical score, including the all the hits that first gave the movie cult status, and a pithy, knowing script, the show exudes an effervescent charisma which the EMT embrace with gusto.
Opening the play with a snappy dance number and rendition of Footloose, the audience is immediately transported into Ren’s world.
From there, the action proceeds at breakneck pace for the next two and a half absorbing hours, as the EMT managed to rein in some opening night technical issues and put in a fantastic musical performance…”
Read the entire review at The Scotsman
It’s not too late to get tickets. Come along to the Church Hill Theatre in Morningside and join in the fun. Friday and Saturday nights have a limited numbers of tickets but there are more available for Tuesday (tonight!), Wednesday and Thursday nights and the Saturday matinee.
