Union Theatre, London: Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical marrying a passion for football with the troubles in Northern Ireland premiered in 2000. Comedian Ben Elton's book and lyrics were criticised at the time for their lack of finesse and the production closed after less than a year. Later reworked and given a more uplifting ending, The Beautiful Game still has flaws - particularly in its resolution - but Llo…
SOURCE: The Stage at 07:00AM on April 9, 2014