Valentine's day at the musicals

I was lucky enough to be given the opportunity to spend a day for lovers with my true love: Musical theatre...

The talented actress and singer Jessie Buckley, who in my opinion was robbed of the role of Nancy in the BBC TV series ‘I’d do anything’, alongside Daniel Boys who starred in ‘Any dream will do’ in 2007 gave stunning solo performances in this romantic evening filled with love songs from both musical theatre and film. Jessie’s personal and famous rendition of ‘As Long as he Needs Me’ from Oliver was an obvious highlight, but it was the duets that allowed these two stars to really excel; ‘The Last night of the World’ from Miss Saigon in particular. The singing group ‘Capital Voices’ (who have just done the backing vocals for Jedward’s train wreck of a single) provided excellent backing and performed a few numbers of their own. The evening ended with some more contemporary numbers such as ‘I’ve Had the Time of My Life’ from Dirty Dancing and Abba’s ‘Take a Chance on Me’. This light-hearted ending paled in comparison to the earlier, more intense moments of song, but entertained the audience nonetheless! The setting of the symphony hall, the accompaniment of The Manchester Concert Orchestra and the range in the repertoire really made the evening special.