Ghost: The Musical UK Tour

SYNOPSIS –  Sam Wheat (Stewart Clarke) and Molly Jensen (Rebecca Trehearn) are a very happy couple in love and just moving into a new apartment with help from friend Carl (David Roberts) . Walking back to their apartment after a night out, they are seen by a thief in a dark alley, and Sam is murdered. He finds himself as a ghost not being able to communicate with anyone and realises that his death was not an accident. Throughout the show he is trying to warn Molly about the danger that she is in. But as a ghost he can not be seen or heard by the living, and so tries to communicate with Molly through Oda Mae Brown, (Wendy Mae Brown) a psychic who didn't even realise that her powers were real.

Personally, I have never seen the film ‘Ghost’ so going in to see the show, I had only heard one of the musical numbers. Although the songs are very varied in style I think that they all fit together quite well.

Probably the most impressive part of this show are the effects. In the movies, you can make almost any kind of effect work, however on stage this is very difficult. This show involves illusions of actors walking through doors and the transformation of a dead body turning into a ghost.

The actors playing the main characters of Sam, Molly and Carl were, in my opinion very good and seemed to convey the emotion and what the characters were going though during the show.

In terms of the ensemble and chorus, the singing and dancing was exceptional and everything was very much in time and sharp. The main comedy in the show was from Oda Mae Brown. All of the scenes between Sam and Oda Mae got many laughs from the audience, although, in saying this there were a few scenes where it was more serious, and perhaps the comedy was not needed, and where Sam and Oda Mae would be speaking over one another and therefore you could not hear what was being said.

Overall I enjoyed the show, with some great songs and brilliant special effects which brought the audience in to the story. I recommend you to go and see this if you get the chance. You can learn more about touring dates on the official website - http://www.ghostthemusical.com/