Joseph’s slick, modern revival
couple of show stoppers like Joseph’s Close Every Door, performed with delicate power by the excellent Earl Gregory, and the Pharoah’s brilliantly playful Elvis pastiche numbers, performed with tongue-incheek brio by Jonathan Roxmouth.
This touring revival production gives the show a subtly modern twist. It throws in some high energy, modern choreography, a bit of digital projection and a clap-along, concert party, megamix finale.
The updating also means that Joseph’s 11 brothers have ripped jeans, toned arms and on-trend beards.
They look like a Premier League team on some kind of training holiday. Or they look like the guy who gets the acoustic guitar out at a backpackers.
The songs and lyrics hold up well after 47 years, but there are signs the show is by now really quite aged.