Old Vic, LondonJukebox show celebrating sweary Bob Geldof's 1985 mega-fundraiser piles homily on cliche in a production in thrall to white saviour stereotypes The breathless tagline invites us to "relive the day when music brought the world together" and the production's tone seems set. Taking us behind the scenes of the benefit concert, Live Aid, staged in 1985 and viewed by 1.5 billion people, its tornado of sound …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:48PM on February 13, 2024