Close-Up: The Twiggy Musical London Reviews and Tickets
Show-Score Member Reviews (10)
See it if You lived through the 60s and 70s and enjoy revisiting those years.
Don't see it if You want anything deep or thought-provoking or if you can’t appreciate well-done jukebox musicals.
See it if You love 60s and 70s music. Good for baby boomers and millennials alike. The songs, singing and acting were all great.
Don't see it if You’re not into narrated musicals telling a true story or if disinterested in the music and fashion scene of the 60s and 70s.
See it if You’re a fan of Twiggy, the 60s, Ben Elton writing, jukebox musicals, enjoy life stories and a fun, entertaining night out
Don't see it if You like original music only, traditional musicals, narration
See it if You like new shows and are a fan of the 60s.
Don't see it if You don’t want to cry.
See it if You remember the joy of the sixties, or want to know what it was all about. Great cast, music, dancing and costumes
Don't see it if You are a miserabilist!
See it if you want a heart warming story told in a humorous and charming way with great music, fun choreography and a hugely talented cast
Don't see it if you aren't a fan of ben elton's writing
See it if the 60's/70's music scene interests you or love artists biopic musicals
Don't see it if your expecting only twiggy music as it has an array of music from 60's/70's to the present day
See it if the twiggy era appeals to you, and like a funny light show
Don't see it if you're bored easily. The second half drags along.
Critic Reviews (14)
" It is tender, empowering and entertaining."
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"It’s strident, squawky and front-loaded with irony, the cast joshing and eye-rolling with the audience from the start."
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"The black and white images and video footage of the real Twiggy, so much more compelling than the action on stage, are a hypnotic reminder of a phenomenon who is simply not captured in this over-bright, over-sentimental, rictus smile of a musical."
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"Not so much a close-up, more a smudged Polaroid taken from a distance."
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"It all contributes to an exuberant and accessible show, but one that whistles through the greatest hits rather than matching the pioneering creative ambition of its subject."
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"It is ironic that a show about a woman synonymous with fashion and style should be such a tasteless mess."
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"It was the Sixties, sexy schoolgirls were all part of the culture,” opines Twiggy, explaining that it only seems wrong in retrospect."
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"Elton’s direction is efficient rather than inspired but he at least keeps the whole thing moving at a cracking pace. His script is stronger on humour than pathos, but the excellent cast make it work."
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