We round up the reviews for the new musical which continues to play at Anne Boleyn’s childhood home until the 30th August.
Broadway World: ***** “Using live horses, movable sets, awe-inspiring costumes, and a beautifully captivating score to create the world around us, the production is unlike any you have seen before. Director Roxana Silbert is truly a master of her craft. Her attention to detail creatively immerses the audience in the Tudor era, leaving no room for error — just the perfect atmosphere.”
The Telegraph: *** “Anne Boleyn the Musical doesn’t have the snap and sass of Six, but it’s impressive nonetheless.”
All That Dazzles: ***** “Both Sam Gevers’ music and Rebecca Night and Sam Kenyon’s lyrics encapsulate the tone of the show brilliantly and move through it like an anchoring motif, one that is always enjoyable.”
WhatsOnStage: *** “Whilst this might be a musical that lacks nuance and has often only a loose relationship with historical accuracy, there is no denying that this is epically enjoyable in its enormous scale and in its contextual surroundings. A show that has a real castle as its backdrop and real horses cantering its royal stars around is undoubtedly worth a trip out to the wiles of the Kent countryside.”
London Theatre 1: *** “You will have to have a high tolerance for pseudo-Disney cheese in your music and a willingness to suspend a certain amount of historical disbelief to really feel transported by this show, but if you can, there is a glorious visual tableau to behold in some of the most stunning scenery in England.”
Theatre & Tonic: ***** “It must be said that while the first act is light-hearted and engaging, the second act is much darker, and the increasing intensity of the songs and performances completely blew me away. The distinct change from the madly-in-love Henry before his marriage to Anne and the ruthless King is played perfectly by Goldthorp, and you can feel the rising panic in both him and Anne as she fails to provide the heir that he and the country so desperately want.”
To book tickets visit: https://www.hevercastle.co.uk/whats-on/anne-boleyn-the-musical/