Hope Mill, ManchesterThis rock-musical version of Frank Wedekind's 1891 play about sex, abortion, abuse and depression has some great tunes but never quite fliesHope Mill has staged one mould-breaking rock musical with Hair, and now tackles Steven Sater and Duncan Sheik's 2006 Tony-award-laden indie-rock musical. There are pleasures, but director Luke Sheppard and his youthful cast never quite crack it open and make …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:44AM on April 4, 2018