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London Road; Betty Blue Eyes; Precious Little Talent " review by Susannah Clapp

Cottesloe; Novello; Trafalgar Studios, all LondonLondon Road is the riposte to anyone who thinks "musical" must mean either froth or stodge. Alecky Blythe and Adam Cork's wonderfully sung play, which has more spoken and musicalised dialogue than big numbers, has a serious subject, an innovative technique and an insinuating score. It's the first original musical to be put on at the National since Jerry Springer: it ma…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:03PM on April 16, 2011

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