Lloyd Evans Lloyd Evans

Like attending a joyous religious service: We Will Rock You, at the Coliseum, reviewed

Plus: at the Marylebone Theatre an amazing story told with charm, humour and wisdom

Elena Skye as Scaramouche, Ian McIntosh as Galileo and Ben Elton as Rebel Leader with the We Will Rock You cast. Photo Credit: Manuel Harlan

One of the earliest jukebox musicals has returned to the West End. When the show opened in 2002 the author, Ben Elton, plugged his production on TV chat shows with a wisecracking slogan: ‘We Will Rock You isn’t just a title… it’s a promise.’

The easy-listening storyline draws inspiration from the Old Testament and from Mad Max.

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