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Before you could say ‘son of a preacher man’ the cast were in full voice belting out song after song of classic rock and pop. They rewound to some of the classic hits of music’s golden era. Intertwined with clever and inventive comedy sketches, it kept the packed Pavilion happy.
Often people of ‘my generation’ forget that music was around before the nineties, but for people wanting to get a better feel for the 50’s, 60’s, 70’s and 80’s ‘help yourself’. The show was full of popular songs by well known artists such as The Beatles, Queen and Gloria Gaynor, but also for the less die-hard’s we were introduced to Johnny and the Hurricanes and Bobby Darin amongst others.

With fantastic chemistry between the lead stars of the show you really felt they were in it together with the sole aim of bringing customer satisfaction, there were no complaints!
Despite the highly polished and practised singing and dancing routines it always felt like they were happy to be performing and the interaction with the crowd felt off the cuff and spontaneous. When Elvis came to the stage he asked which song they would like him to sing, the usual replies came such as ‘Blue Suede Shoes’, ‘Return to Sender’ and ‘Jailhouse Rock.’ Then one excited spectator shouted ‘Pretty Woman’, perplexed as this wasn’t one of his songs, Elvis still ad-libbed and sang the song.
The highlight for me was another song interval piece when the stars all drummed in unison and then separately to create an excellent medley of sounds.
Overall it was fantastic family fun and will continue to entertain young and old alike until the 15 September. All that’s left to say is ‘thank you for the music’ and with superb shows like ‘That’ll Be The Day’ ‘there is always something there to remind me’ of the great songs of our past.
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