Review: Ghost: The Musical

One Sentence Summary: dire sounding adaptation of the classic 90s movie that's actually not bad!

Trivia: The screenwriter for the movie also wrote the book for the show. The guy who wrote the music has never written a show before, but has worked in the music business forever.

Best thing about it: The show actually has heart, they don't skip the tender moments for flashy numbers like some movie adaptations. The soundtrack was good, there were quite a few memorable songs. Also the special effects are worth noting. (how on earth did they make him disappear like that??)

What they could change: The Demi Moore role develops well in Act I but gets boring in Act II. Also the chorus choreography is too Beyonce at times. But it's still on previews (moving to the West End in June) so they have time to fix it.

We left thinking: Our low expectations were smashed out of the water. It ended up bring one of the best movie adaptations I've seen.

Rating: An unexpected, but well deserved 7.5 / 10.

Manchester in a Manual!

Today, I drove a manual and survived.

It was very successful. I was honked at less than 15 times, and both times we got lost we found our way again in less than 45 minutes. The whole trip took only twice as long as it was meant to, and I only stalled on two roundabouts. And six traffic lights.




The sights were lovely too. We popped past a really happening town, "World Class Birmingham" (according to the sign, anyway). They have a lovely wee art gallery there and a pub in a mall that serves food almost as good as the hospital cafeteria's. I can completely understand why Snoring Lamp Man would want to live here.







Luckily, Manchester is great. Our hostel is right by the canal, and the area has a really cool vibe. We even went to see Ghost: The Musical, which we thought sounded about as fun as World Class Birmingham, but was actually surprisingly good.

Tomorrow, we head further into the Lake District. I can't wait to get back behind the wheel.


AA