Tammy Faye (London) London Reviews and Tickets
Member Reviews (38)
See it if you remember the fall of PTL or would like to learn about it. This was an entertaining trip through the Bakkers’ rise and fall.
Don't see it if you don’t like the hypocrisy of the evangelical movement being portrayed in musical theatre.
See it if you love melodic scores and campy everything.
Don't see it if you are looking for the definitive, in-depth, humanization of Tammy Faye Baker. Read more
See it if Masterful performance from leading lady Katie Brayben, and a great show
Don't see it if You're not a fan of comedy musicals
See it if you enjoy new Bio musicals. There are some good songs and performances. The staging was particularly unique.
Don't see it if you have no interest in the subject matter, Tammy Faye, or a fan of Elton John or Jake Shears's music.
See it if you loved beautiful or book of Mormon or just love a great show
Don't see it if your not looking for a good night out
See it if you want to see a fun/camp show. Falling from grace in a musical that is magnificently brilliant joyful sympathetic & entertaining!
Don't see it if musicals isn’t your choice of genre.
See it if You want something banal and sugary
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See it if you like big, fun, well-done musicals; the music and production are great, the performances excellent, and it's a great way to view history
Don't see it if you dislike camp or are offended by shows that poke fun at religion Read more
Critic Reviews (9)
"This is a carnivalesque takedown of something rotten... I love this show."
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" 'Tammy Faye' isn’t a hell of a show in the wrong sense, but it’s surprisingly purgatorial at points, struggling to find a strong dramatic pulse, the bland leading the bland so far as too many songs are concerned."
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"This is, without doubt, a musical with charisma, just like 'Tammy Faye' herself. In its biggest moments – and there are several – it reaches a delirious kind of excellence."
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"...this show trundles from one set-piece to another. Part of the problem lies with the book by that fine playwright James Graham, which flits here and there, packing in so many characters that Tammy Faye and Jim become bystanders in their own story."
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"This is a vibrant, multi-coloured telling, of an astonishing, mascara-coated life, riding the wave of television...It's not a show of great depth, but it has enormous panache and verve as it whisks through its strangely significant tale. I really enjoyed it."
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"It’s thrilling to see the birth of a new original musical of this quality: it restores your faith in the power, and in the sheer entertaining fun, of the medium. Praise 'Tammy Faye'!"
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"The cast radiates such a galvanising energy that it might just temporarily convert even the staunchest non-believer. The result is a show that, for all its faults, leaves you on a high."
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"For all its craft, its thematic relevance as the cynical, easy answers of 20th century televangelists are recycled by 21st century politicians to sell their views over the social media, a mechanism even more powerful than television, the subject matter feels niche."
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