OH MY GOODNESS!!! what an amazing show, i just loved every minute and wish i had booked to see it a second time now. the dancing was superb, the acting, the set, the choreography and the music were also all wonderful, but best of all was the singing - the leads were phenomenal!!! cannot recommend it enough.
Anon
Southampton

Everyone and everything on stage was absolutely, outstandingly, superb and the orchestra was wonderful. The original creators of West Side Story - Leonard Bernstein, Jerome Robbins, Arthur Laurents and Stephen Sondheim would have been really pleased
Elizabeth Foster
Poole

THIS SHOW IS STUNNING, an outstanding production with a talented cast superb orchestra and a great set If you can get tickets I am sure You will feel the same.A huge thankyou to all at the Mayflower.
Paul Canning
Eastleigh

Vibrant and exciting; really enjoyed it from start to finish. Very good way to spend an evening - highly recommended.
SP
Bursledon, Southampton

I love this show! It had fab songs and dancing! Well done to Sofia for her amazing singing voice and Jayde for her astonishing dancing!
Rebecca
Winchester

Great spectacle, good dancing, lighting and set, Toni's voice marvellous, although he's a very bad mover, Maria's much less so. BUT - We couldn't hear any of the words, most especially in spoken dialogue, and very often in the songs as well, (in "America" so much was lost), with the exception of Officer Crumky. This was very disappointing and was reflected in quite a silent audience who were straining to hear the words. The cast may have noticed that the jokes and wordplay did not get much reaction. Now you know why. This is unforgivable in the theatre. I bet you won't publish this.
DB
Winchester

I saw the 50th anniversary production at Sadlers Wells, London last August, with the American cast. Sofia Escobar (Maria) is the only member of that company to be seen in this touring version. Miss Escobar was as superb in the role here as she was then. Although I enjoyed the show at the Mayflower, in my humble opinion the dancing from this British company was not as good as that of the Americans. The same can be said of any show originating in the States,eg, A Chorus Line at Drury Lane in its first six months was brilliant. When the British cast took over, it was some time before it reached anything like the style of the original. I can only put it down to the teaching methods which produces on the other side of the Atlantic, dancers who have electricity, strength and incredible vigour coursing through their bodies at every performance. Having said all of that, I did enjoy the performance (I feel that Howard Jones-(Riff) could do with a bit more singing coaching). Certainly the audience at that matinee performance enjoyed the show. PS: One further point, doesn't the sell out houses for the this show illustrate the difference between this and the musical pantomime offered this last Christmas. Please, next Christmas either have a big bold panto with really, really top notch names, or another big hitting show like Wizard of Oz or White Christmas.
Derek Williams
Southampton