Any dream will do

John and I went to see Joseph at the Cliffs Pavilion last night. The artists and shows appearing in our local theatre has improved over the years and no more so that this production, which is touring all over the country at the moment.

Three of the contestants from the TV programme 'Any Dream Will Do' appeared in this show. Craig Chalmers played the lead, Keith Jack had the part of the narrator and Chris Barton was another one of Jacob's sons (pictured left together with Elvis). All the kids you can see sat on the steps either side of the stage all throughout the show and provided background singing - very good they were too.

The whole thing was extremely entertaining. I'd never seen the show before but knew most of the songs which are so catchy, you come out still humming them. Although Craig was a good singer, he didn't have that edge to his voice, neither was it strong enough to overshadow the rest of the cast. I guess this is why he didn't win the leading role in the West End. The numbers performed by the Elvis character were really fun and got everyone clapping and there were quite a few humerous moments including blow up sheep! It built to a great finale to a standing ovation before the encore, which left everyone in a great mood. Definitely one I'd recommend but I'd still like to see the West End show starring Southend's Lee Mead.