Step two, three, four, arms out, rock those hips, feel happy, look sad, memorise the lyrics, sing in tune …. and so the instructions went on. We giggled, we concentrated and we sang while our feet chose their own direction but we all felt like Abba contestants.
I was enjoying one of the new immersive theatre experiences: Be A West End Star for a Day” It started with a 90-minute workshop in London’s Pineapple studios. I joined a group of men and women of varying ages. Nerves, apprehension, self -consciousness – these quickly dissipated as our two professional coaches eased us all into a song and dance sequence. And we did it!
Proud and glowing, we walked to the Greek restaurant for a well-earned and celebratory pre-theatre dinner, taverna style, where we chatted about our new moves with our new friends. Next, we were sitting in the Novella Theatre watching Mamma Mia, the Musical live, hearing the notes we had learned, in harmony and witnessing the steps we knew, but in the right sequence. We felt closer to the story, shed tears of laughter, tears of sadness, as we mimed with songs we all know and love. As the curtain closed, I left with the songs still playing in my mind, the smile set on my face and I was in time with my steps, two, three, four. And I did indeed feel like a West End Star.
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