Winter Solstice - We will Rock You

I was married on 21 December - a long time ago.  To celebrate we went to see We will Rock You at the Edinburgh Playhouse.  Wow - what a show! It was fabulous.  The singing performances were great.    Especially Amanda Coutts as Scaramouche. And they had a LOT to live up to. 

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Freddy Mercury, Queen

There will only ever be one Freddy Mercury.  He was larger than life and so creative!  And what a voice.  Queen turned out some masterpieces e.g. Bohemian Rhapsody, We will Rock You, Somebody to Love, Who Wants to Live Forever?  These and others have stood the test of time. How on earth did they come up with these classics?  There was really nothing else even close (musically) at the time.  You can't replace or repeat it. It was down to those individuals at that particular time.  They were just fantastic.

But the stage show interpretation was just about right.  They did not try to mimic Freddy's performances but gave an energising, fun performance around a light story. 

I loved it.  I also liked the Scottish twists - kilts, tartan and stuff. 

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It must be tough and tiring to turn in such full-on performances that seem fresh every night for months on end.  But that's professionalism.  

The cast were brilliant and the dancing high octane.  It must be very difficult.  It was difficult enough for our choir to all sway in the same direction!

The only slight downside for our family was my 16 year old came away with a headache from the flashing lights and noise!  Can you believe it?  He has very blue eyes and is a bit photosensitive.  Just shows that youngsters can't stand the pace - or maybe he really does need some cool shades!.