"With humour that is almost inconceivably up to date – there are references to the couple caught kissing at a recent Coldplay gig, and Baby Reindeer jokes – the night is a flat-out riot."
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"...decidedly un-snappy Burlesque, which spends three hours borrowing shamelessly and tediously from far-superior sources to arrive at an artistic dead end."
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"Burlesque isn’t totally inept, but it’s ultimately just bludgeoning, a clangorous three-hour pantomime on steroids that makes the original film look like a model of tastefully plotted restraint."
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"This enjoyably absurd musical based on an enjoyably humdrum film is far better than I could have anticipated."
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"This is a noisy, fun show that actually stands head and shoulders above the source material."
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"...it’s genuinely fun to watch. It might be skimpy, but it covers all the bases it needs to."
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"It wasn’t always possible to make out the lyrics to the songs, but the ensemble’s sheer energy made amends"
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"This is a production stuffed with personality, spectacle and wow factor. Come for the nostalgia, perhaps, but stay for the new kicks: bigger, naughtier and camp as hell."
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