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Dirty Dancing, New Theatre, Cardiff

DIRTY Dancing, the stage show, is a strange beast. Neither a play nor musical – I’ll admit, I thought it was going to be a full-on musical – it is advertised as “the classic story on stage” yet it feels as if it would really like to be a musical.

And then there are its elements of “sing-along” type of enjoyment from the audience – the classic lines (watermelons and babies in corners) get huge reactions too.

As Baby, Katie Hartland is fresh out of drama school with only two roles on her CV, this makes her ideal for the young idealist girl.

For someone who can obviously dance she has to make it look like she can’t and she does this well and manages to be funny at the same time. my eyes off him while he was onstage, he

Plus, she resembles Jennifer Gray, looks the image of an all American boy. who played Baby Houseman in the original It’s as if he’d stepped out of an Archie film, yet that may be the wig. comic and I spent some time wondering

Lewis Griffiths as Johnny Castle is no if his teeth were real. Patrick Swayze, although who comes For a touring show the set is solid and close? But he can dance, move his hips effective, with the staging including and is obviously sexy, enough to be this some smart scene changes. version’s Johnny... even his bare behind Although I was dubious going in, I’ll got applause. admit that I was swept along by the pure

Although it’s not a musical, two of the enjoyment from the rest of the, mainly cast do get musical numbers. female, audience.

Although her part, Elizabeth, isn’t a I can only imagine how much fun it’ll huge character in the show, Daniela be attending a Saturday performance, Pobega gets to belt out some songs with when the groups of hen dos and girls’ her incredible voice. (and boys) nights out are in the house.

The other singing part is Johnny’s A definite must see for fans of the original cousin, Billy; Michael Kent has a more 1987 movie. than decent voice, but I couldn’t keep Kathryn Williams The winning numbers in last night’s Lotto main draw were The bonus number was The Thunderball numbers were and The Thunderball was and

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