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A Musical Mash Up Concert (2013)

Review by Paul Marston

 As a taster for next May's production of the schools edition of Les Miserables at The Old Rep, this concert was a sure fire winner. A cast of 22 youngsters, drawn mainly from the Birmingham, Solihull and Tamworth areas, demonstrated that the West Midlands is bursting with teenage talent. Les Mis will be staged from May 7-10, and the company still need to recruit a few more actor-singers for the show. They must be between 9 and 19 years old and in full-time education.The concert, in Youth Onstage's 10th anniversary, was packed with more than 20 numbers from various musicals, closing with four sparkling solos featured in the May show - Castle on a Cloud (Bethan Handford), Empty Chairs and Empty Tables (Matt Brook), On My Own (Carly Taylor) and Bring Him Home (Dan Peet).


Earlier there were outstanding contributions from Samara Rawlins (One Night Only, from Dream Girls), Melissa Harper (Another Suitcase, Another Hall, from Evita), plus several excellent ensemble pieces. Former member Hannah Brook returned from University for a beautifully sung Somebody to Love (We Will Rock You), and the programme included amusing items too in a fine show directed by Deb Brook, with Suzy Bleasdale's choreography and Andy Johnson's musical direction. The second and final performance was on Saturday night.


VERDICT: * * * *

PAUL MARSTON  

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