the flicker club were thrilled to attend our dear friend Tamzin Outhwaite's press night of the Broadway classic Sweet Charity at the Haymarket Theatre. This production transferred from the beautiful Meiner Chocolate Factory where it played at the end of 2009. We first saw the production there and loved it.
From the moment you hear the bleary, brassy opening notes of the show’s most famous number, Hey Big Spender, you know that you are in for a good time. The band handles Cy Coleman’s outstanding jazzy score with superb panache throughout. Tamzin is adorable and very funny as unlucky dancehall waitress Charity Hope Valentine and is supported by a wonderful cast. The chorus of girls in the Fan-Dango Ballroom are beautifully played, full of weariness, bitterness and savage wisecracks, while Stephen Mear’s inventive choreography is sublime. A special mention too for Mark Umbers, who plays all the men in Charity’s life.
Tamzin said at the after show party "The nerves were flowing and I think by the time I got to the interval I was feeling very supported, it was a lovely house" and she was right, full of familiar faces and friends, you could feel the love and support flowing, and rightly so, it was utterly deserved.
Juliette for the flicker club
