Betty Blue Eyes Reviews

Old colner from Glasgow

MORE HAM THAN PORK

We saw it on April 1 so maybe it was an april fool. Agree the balcony seat view is poor [even after those in front of us left at the interval]. Sadly so was the story and some of the performances. We almost left too it really was dire, but the second half was slightly better. Sarah Lancashire was great commanding the stage and belting out some good songs. The plot starts out with her husband a chiropodist ( really!!)trying to get his own shop This just gets lost - why doesnt he get one? The pig is a waste of time - having seen warhorse it pales into insignificance in comparison. We saw four shows and this was the worst. Maybe it can be improved before its opening night - it will need to if it is to run.

Penny K from Surrey

THIS PIG'S A TURKEY!

Oh dear! I am a great fan of musicals and of composers Stiles and Drewe but was very disappointed with this misguided production. A very slight musical which may have proved charming in a small, fringe venue appeared seriously out of its depths on a West End stage. A fine score and a good performance from Sarah Lancashire alone merited any stars on the rating. It was over long (by possibly two hours given the simplicity of the atory), often tedious and occasionally embarrassing. It will be a sad day when I feel the need to applaud an animatronic pig!

J A C E from UK

POSITIVELY EMBARRASSING

I cringed and blushed in pure and utter embarrassment at how poor this show is, the worst I have ever seen in London. I am giving it 1 star as the pig was very pretty and it was not her fault she was the star of such a bad production.

John from London

DONT BET ON BETTY

This is a pile of Betty's poo..its a stinker, no memorable tune nor a decent voice to sing any of them, as for the songs flowing from natural scenes are you bonkers,? what domestic kitchen scene ends up with a song and dance about being a nobody in a cheap frock and 4 dancers? Actually cheap is the operative word, this show is cheap, its a sign of the austere times we are in, its like a very poor amateur production with non- existent sets being noisely shuffled around, with stage hands visably moving props.To bulk out scenes the minimalist cast had to dress some of the men as women in certain scenes, seriously! if theyd made it amusing it might have worked. The cast do their best but most of the leads cant sing for toffee. Reece Sheersmith is so miscast, and Sarah Lancashires Maggie Smith impression wore very thin. The worst was the Mother, who in the film is a screamingly funny Liz Smith being very doddery but lovable, this one was far too young, agile and WRONG for the role. As a previous reviewer stated they thought it would never end, neither did I and I am a musical lover but not of this one, oh the pig is cute but its hardly seen only a few times in the second act. The kylie bit was embarrassing, only a few die hards stood at the end, the majority applauded to be polite, not many plaudits were heard on leaving the theatre...This is not a good production on many levels, the film is a cult fun fest with wonderful acting and hilarious set pieces this was all lost in this production, the original should not have been tampered with..

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