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Standing at the Sky's Edge

When: 8th June 2024 (Matinee) Where: Gillian Lynne Theatre, London Writer: Chris Bush Director: Robert Hastie I adored this production, and don't think I will be able to capture all that it has to offer in this short review, but here are just some of my thoughts on it.  As someone who is not necessarily a big fan of musicals I think if they were all like this I might be converted. Standing at the Sky's Edge broke every expectation that I have of musicals. I want to start by looking at the music, clearly with it being a musical this is a key part of the production, and yet the music in this production is not musical theatre music. It's almost a jukebox musical using the music of Richard Hawley but unlike Mamma Mia or &Juliet this isn't a disco, its heart-breaking at times and in others heart-warming. Its genius comes from the way the music has been chosen. Whilst the lyrics do tell the story of the characters, for me it was the melodies and the rhythms of it that...