Glory Ride London Reviews and Tickets
Member Reviews (200)
See it if Powerful, interesting and inspiring story. The pace of the musical is good. Captivating.
Don't see it if Sometimes the weird accents make it hard to understand what actors are saying. You're expecting big musical numbers with ellaborate choreos.
See it if If you want to be inspired with an enjoyable story
Don't see it if If you are want to hear loads of catchy songs
See it if You want to see an original new musical not to damn it with faint praise this a perfectly lovely show that needs a bit of work to be great
Don't see it if you want something completely polished, good not great, and needs a few rewrites, and probably too many songs and not enough book
See it if You like infotainment with this being a musical based on a real story, great singing too
Don't see it if You don't like musicals
See it if to learn about a heroic figure in a production that is well-acted and well-sung. It's an entertaining show about a noble man.
Don't see it if you want an elaborately staged show and/or if you don't like historical dramas. This is pretty simply staged.
See it if You like learning about something new
Don't see it if You don’t like war stories
See it if You like a middle of the road musical
Don't see it if You like pace and subtlety Read more
See it if Fascinating story and some good singing but all a bit pedestrian
Don't see it if don't like musicals.
Critic Reviews (9)
“Whether its sketchy romantic triangle and underwritten support characters will be enough to gather a peloton of punters at the box office remains to be seen...This one certainly deserves its day in front of the race and not just an anonymous position riding along in the gruppeto.”
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“It is undoubtedly an extraordinary story, but as a musical, ‘Glory Ride’ gets repeatedly bogged down in overwrought emotions, underpowered writing, and peripheral characters.”
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“ 'Glory Ride' is definitely worth keeping an eye on though in its current form it isn’t quite where it needs to be yet. The book needs tightening up and the lyrics need a bit of an overhaul to make the whole thing come alive on stage in the way a story like this deserves to.”
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“The key ingredients of Bartali’s story are passion, heroism and sacrifice. The Buchholzs’ musical struggles to deliver these in any cohesive or convincing manner and Devine’s production is too hackneyed to make it work.”
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Glory Ride has so much potential as the story is really compelling, but to really hit home with audiences it would need to spend more time on the daring exploits of Bartali and his co-conspirators, because this is where the real excitement lies.
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“It’s a great idea, executed with enough energy to power the most reluctant cyclist up a mountain, yet the upbeat script can feel frustratingly thin and the lyrics are wildly variable.”
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“This is a highly emotional show that made me cry. It has moments of comedy and of heartbreak, but what the talented ensemble of performers do so well is depict ordinary people in 1940s Italy with an extraordinary willingness and desire to fight for what is right.”
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“ ‘Glory Ride’ has all of the elements that are needed to make a great musical, it just needs a little bit more fine tuning before it becomes a tour de force.”
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