Leave the soul to the soloist, sing-alongers

TINA: The Tina Turner Musical has been running at the Aldwych Theatre in London since March. I didn’t wholly love it, except for one thing: the central performance by Adrienne Warren (pictured).

Somehow, this tiny, 31year-old Broadway star captures the singing style and soulful essence of Tina Turner without ever flipping over into parody or imitation.

Barely off stage for the duration of the show, she thunders through all the hits, from Nutbush City Limits to River Deep, Mountain High and beyond. Marvellous.

Yet, this week, the second act was delayed because security had to deal with a fight over audience members singing along — despite a pre-show announcement asking people not to sing along.

This is a difficult area. Jukebox musicals are meant to be fun, but no one is paying to hear their seat neighbour drone tunelessly through We Don’t Need Another Hero. We’re there to hear Adrienne! Give her some respect.