Bat Out Of Hell the Musical... Review

​Beautifully Brilliant and a very talented cast!
 
On Saturday 1st July I visited the beautiful theatre of the London Coliseum to see the new musical “Bat Out Of Hell – The Musical”.
 
This was a musical I have wanted to see for ages since it was announced, so had high expectations…
 
The performance saw the three characters take to stage just moments before the performance… BOOM! It started… The crowd applauding and cheering loudly…
 
Strat played by Ben Purkiss started to sing… The show had begun…
 
Over the course of the production there was a number of musical numbers, including massive hits recreated through the course of the show
 
Young Raven, had fallen for Strat one of the boy’s who had been frozen at the age of 18 forever…  Strat who has fallen for Raven is the daughter of the most powerful businessman in the city, her father doesn’t want her to fall in love with Strat and will try and do anything he can possible to stop them from being together.
 
In this musical production you see incredible performances from the whole cast and clever set designs used throughout the performance including the use of camera and projecting the scenes on to a big screen when using intimate scenes, this brilliant use of camera and staging adds incredible detail to an excellent musical…
 
Ben Purkiss delivers an amazing performance of classic Meat Loaf hits throughout the performance, his performance is outstanding and his Portrayal of the character who is fighting for his love, Raven, is breathtaking and touches you in a loving way
 
Christina Bennington who plays Raven has an incredible voice – outstanding performance by the young actress who shows true commitment to the role. She touches the hearts of many in the audience who are watching the love story unfold on the stage.
 
Danielle Steers who plays Zahara in this show and has a voice of an angel… Her performances deliver throughout the show, her voice is incredible and on numerous numbers gave me Goosebumps and touches my heart from her outstanding performance. She completely surprised me with her performance of this character, as soon as she starting to sing… I was in love.
 

 
Robert Fowler and Sharon Sexton performance of both Falco and Sloane is hilarious, the paring of these two characters are wonderful. They couldn’t have found anyone else to play these two parts
 
The passion between the two characters and the comedy element is outstanding… The songs these perform including “What Part of My Body Hurts The Most” (https://soundcloud.com/david-akerman-2/what-part-of-my-body-hurts-the-most).
 
Aran who plays Tink in the musical is the soul mate of Strat and the strong relationship between the pair is lovely and also is the hidden gem of the performance where the majority of the action when Tink is used on stage is focused on the main characters, Tink who is seen on stage upset that his soul mate is with Raven and that he feels like he is being pushed further and further away.
 
The character grows on me, as my heart goes out to the character and when Tink suffers at the heart of Ravens Dad, I got rather emotional at the scenes to follow. I won’t spoil it, but if you’ve seen the musical you know what I am on about!
 
Overall the performances by all actors/ actresses, are outstanding and the cast deserve awards for this incredible performances of the roles they have taken on in the musical.
 
I give the musical 10/10 its outstanding, heartbreaking and will have you singing the songs forever! If you are going in not knowing who Meat Loaf is and only know a few of his songs… You will be going home listening to the whole collection of hits!
 
It’s a must see! It’s only on until August 22nd and tickets are selling really fast! – Certainly one to go and see again and again!
 
Bat Out Of Hell The Musical – Written by Tom Bradey
Contact Tom via tom@tombradey.co.uk
www.tombradey.co.uk
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