I wasn’t at all sure that this was going to be my kind of show, but what a surprise: it was a fantastic evening’s entertainment. The whole production was very amusing and a send up of those teenage days of holiday romance. Bjorn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson songs are cleverly interwoven with Catherine Johnson’s simple, but effective script, and just the right amount of sentimentality. I found myself wanting to sing along to every one of those famous ABBA songs. The choreography was terrific; the set so simple but highly effective. I was delighted to see that the audience profile was right across the ages.
The story is of a young girl on the eve of her wedding, the only child of a single mother, Donna, played by Linzi Hately. 21 years ago Donna had a bit of a fling with three different men while on holiday on a Greek island. As a result she became pregnant and Sophie, played magnificently by Katie Brayben, is born. Sophie has an identity crisis and, wanting to know who she is, secretly invites all three possible fathers to her wedding. Hereafter Chaos ensues. A real theatrical treat.
Ann Montague is a supply teacher in Kent
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