Dreamboats and Petticoats **** TNT
With snatches of over 40 hits from the chart topping CDs, this unsophisticated show proves to be a summer crowd-pleaser.
There’s barely a story – swotty schoolgirl Laura (15) enters a songwriting competition with spotty Bobby (17), who worships sexpot Sue (just that crucial bit older), who’s desperate to get off with cocky Norman (pushing 30), who only really fancies himself.
Nevertheless, the familiarly catchy songs are performed with such tremendous energy and pace that it’s easy to find yourself swept along with this innocently nostalgic concoction.
And, as Laura, Daisy Wood-Davis is a real find, predictably shedding her specs and her geeky image when she celebrates her 16th birthday.
Savoy, The Strand, WC2R 0ET Tube: Charing Cross (0844 871 7615; ambassadortickets.com). Until Sep 12. £25-£50
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