Revival of Once On This Island musical opens new season at the Open Air Theatre – review
We’re very big fans of the Open Air Theatre in Regent’s Park – it’s a magical setting, one in which we’ve seen many of our favourite shows over the years.
We were excited for the revival of Once On This Island – it’s a show that’s previously won plenty of accolades: the original West End run won the Olivier Award for Best New Musical, while the most recent Broadway production picked up a Tony Award for Best Musical Revival.
The show is based on the 1985 novel My Love, My Love by Rosa Guy, which is a Caribbean-set retelling of Hans Christian Andersen’s fairytale The Little Mermaid.
This production has plenty going for it – the set starts off a little sparse but becomes much more interesting as the show progresses, and elemental effects are used effectively at key moments.
