I usually enthuse about the projects that take place at the Landor Theatre in North Clapham ad have a soft spot for such a tiny venue that pulls out all the stops to bring you a musical. Anything Goes and Once Upon A Mattress being particular highlights over the years. Red Hot & Cole sadly doesn’t live up to the venues reputation. In all fairness, I sense the evening might have faired better had there been a full house, but that isn’t their fault. This particular evening I took Scott along, which made the audience swell to about ten people.
The evening was simply wrong. The show itself seemed unable to decide upon a decent set from an extensive cannon of Porter numbers. The story wasn’t too badly told, but steers well clear of anything as racy as his lyrics. The performances could have been better and seemed a little tired already. Don’t rest on your laurels, Landor, you can and will do better.
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