Fiddler on the Roof - TNT

The beards are a bit ropey and some of the accents are all over the place, but this life-affirming revival of the hit 1964 musical boasts great songs and exuberant choreography. As Tevye, the poor orthodox Jewish milkman with five daughters in need of husbands (and a habit of talking directly to a god who often lets him down), Henry Goodman is simply magnificent. On the eve of the revolution in Tsarist Russia, Tevye and his family begin with a rousing celebration of the traditions observed in their shtetl, but end by either choosing — or being forced to embrace — a new way of life. Beverley Klein bosses amusingly as his nagging wife, and Alexandra Silber's Hodel (who, just like her older sister, defiantly chooses her own husband) sings like a dream. But it is Goodman — grizzled, twinkly-eyed, and humane — who is the undisputed star of the show.
Savoy, Strand, WC2, 0870-164 8787; www.savoy-theatre.co.uk. Until September 29. £30-£60