George Takei's Allegiance London Reviews and Tickets
Member Reviews (72)
See it if you want to see a beautifully affecting musical about the experience of Japanese Americans during WW2, excellently written and sung.
Don't see it if you like your musicals big and flashy or if you're not interested in historic stories- however important they are.
See it if You are interested in History and want to be immersed in a story well told.
Don't see it if You don't like musicals or want your shows 100% in English.
See it if you love a beautiful score with a thought provoking story
Don't see it if you like jukebox musicals
See it if you like musicals and/or want to see a show inspired by real events abt army politics and internment camps for Japanese Americans during WW2
Don't see it if you don't want a fluffy musical, a show about WW2 that makes a political statement, or you don't want music so loud your ears will bleed Read more
See it if Some really good ensemble songs with a nice jazzy backdrop. The solos are a bit ponderous.
Don't see it if Story is powerful but a bit sentimentalised at the end
See it if Like a gripping performance that tells a story
Don't see it if You want to bowled over by the music
See it if You want to learn about an important part of history often not told
Don't see it if you don't like 'american' style fluffy musicals with ballads and sentimentality
See it if you want to experience a great musical with an absorbing story, great songs.
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Critic Reviews (10)
“Whatever the production’s failings, it’s great to see Takei’s grin at the curtain call...This show exists and throws light on a slice of neglected history thanks to him. Which is fair enough.”
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“...it feels long at almost two and a half hours but its scenes move too fast and breezily, telegraphing the camp’s horror but also containing heavy helpings of schmaltz.”
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"Inspired by his bitter wartime experience of Japanese-American camps, this musical sees the star shine yet has a crucial piece missing."
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“...it is perhaps surprising that the overall tone of Allegiance is less furious than it could be. The show is seldom either bland or hysterical, with a sweetness and lightness of touch alongside the high drama that one would not necessarily have expected.”
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“The book by Marc Acito, Jay Kuo and Lorenzo Thione fleshes out an engaging and often unexpectedly witty story that incorporates universal themes of generational conflict, loyalty and love.”
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“George Takei’s Allegiance is a thing of beauty; a startlingly honest story that still manages to offer a vision of hope. Audiences will go for George Takei, but they’ll leave moved, uplifted, and most importantly, entertained.”
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“The book is credited to Marc Acito, Jay Kuo and Lorenzo Thione and it’s not without its flat spots, but director and choreographer, Tara Overfield Wilkinson, sustains the pace and moves her cast round the traverse stage so as to keep eyelines clear and lighting unobtrusive. ”
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“Some bright spots, but in its current form ‘Allegiance’ just isn’t remarkable theatre.”
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