They simply sang their hearts out and did a fantastic job doing so. Even though we had good £85pp stall seats, the venue took away the sparkle a little as it does deserve to be a 'big stage' production.

We had a free evening in London and trekked over to the Barbican to see the opening night of South Pacific. It was a delightful sentimental wallow. But what a shame to have this great show on such a small stage with a tiny, tinny orchestra. Hope it can be moved to the size venue it deserves! Paolo sang his heart out and Bloody Mary was excellent. The other characters were unremarkable. But it takes a lot to spoil this wonderful musical. My advice? See it on Broadway or wait till it comes to the West End.