I recently went into London to watch Mamma Mia! the Musical, at Novello Theatre, which is situated near Covent Garden.
Upon arrival, already the atmosphere was full of excitement and people were queuing up outside - taking photos in front of the billboard whilst waiting to go in.
The theatre itself is beautiful: all grand beams and stunning architecture.
It’s a fairly small one, but I found this to be endearing - the space felt more warm and homely.
Attention should be brought to the set team because their work was amazing!
It really felt as if you were in Greece; though it was a simple set, it was truly innovative and very accurate to both the inspired locations, and with reference to the films.
The lighting complimented the set so well, especially at certain parts of the show - like during the iconic stag-do scene, where ‘Donna and the Dynamos’ perform properly for the first time, in front of Sophie and her friends.
It was so tempting to take photographs during the show - not only because I love taking pictures of everything - but because of how great the work from each part of the production team was.
However it’s important to note that the staff team are very strict with this one!
No videos or flash photography are permitted during the main show, however, the finale is the audience’s chance to shine.
At the end of the performance, the audience are allowed to sing along to the songs and record and capture as many pictures as pleases us.
The finale is great fun - everyone stood up for the last songs of the night and it felt like being in concert.
Of course, a huge round of applause to the cast - they were incredible!
The musical was made with their talent and hard work, which really showed.
There was humour, there was fun there was dancing, singing…and all round it was a really amazing performance.
If you’re looking for activities to do in London this time of year, or you’re just a lover of Musicals and you’re deciding what to go and see next, I highly recommend it!
Mamma Mia! is worth watching in theatre - costumes were great, as was the set, and the actors were brilliant.
