Closer Than Ever

Music by David Shire, lyrics by Richard J Malby Jnr
Kent-Mcardle Productions
C Too

In some ways you could describe this as a musical Friends, except that it's more of a song cycle than a musical and it's not really that witty. Snapshots of four people's lives, mainly in relationship terms, but with nothing particularly insightful to say. The music is reminiscent of Sondheim with the accent on toughness rather than melody.

Unusually for music theatre, the company perform without microphones. Generally this worked well and the vocals were clear, but just occasionally the accompaniment was a little too loud and voices were drowned.

It's a competently performed, reasonably entertaining piece but it's not going to set Edinburgh alight!

Reviewer: Peter Lathan

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