☆★★★★ GUY – The Grindr musical that swipes both ways!
In Sondheim’s iconic song, Losing My Mind, he talks about ‘standing in the middle of the floor, not going left, not going right.’ This sentiment has now effectively been updated in Leoe&Hyde’s GUY, the musical for the Grindr generation, to more appropriately, ‘not swiping left, not swiping right’.
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Seann Miley Moore and Brendan Matthew |
Telling the story of Guy, a gay, fat, and socially awkward
millennial who's looking for love on an app which has a million unspoken
prejudices and put-downs based on appearance.
GUY is a love letter of a generation; a real-life rollercoaster
story which spans sexuality, race, body image, and personality type, clearly
reminding us that modern dating is more than body-perfect gym bunnies, endless
sex, coded social media communications and emojis!
Described as ‘the summer musical so hot you'll ask for a second
date’, Leoe&Hyde’s score has a decidedly retro electronic-pop vibe with an
excellent collection of songs and some very smart and, at times, poignant and heartfelt
lyrics.
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Brendan Matthew, Seann Miley Moore, Adam Braidly, Steve Banks |
The four-strong company features Seann Miley Moore (X Factor
finalist in 2015) as Aziz, a doctor looking for love gives a performance of
infectious swagger with physically powerful vocals. Brendan Matthew in the
title role of Walker’s crisps-eating Guy is endearing and appealing but equally
supported by excellent performances from Adam Braidley and Steve Banks. The
undoubted success of GUY is the tightness of the ensemble and the brilliant
book by Leoe Mercer which is witty, charming and with some genuinely inventive
one-liners and laugh-out-loud moments that clearly appealed to a non-age
specific audience.
GUY:
A New Musical
Music by Stephen Hyde
Lyrics & Book by Leoe Mercer
Lyrics & Book by Leoe Mercer
CAST
Seann Miley Moore
Adam Braidley
Brendan Matthew
Steve Banks
Director: Sam Ward
Musical Director: Lauren Ronam
Choreographer: Yukiko Masui
Lighting Designer: Rajiv Pattani
Adam Braidley
Brendan Matthew
Steve Banks
Director: Sam Ward
Musical Director: Lauren Ronam
Choreographer: Yukiko Masui
Lighting Designer: Rajiv Pattani
LONDON
Kings Head Theatre Islington
28 August to September 1
Kings Head Theatre Islington
28 August to September 1
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