Pretty Woman Reviews

Colin Smith from Houston, Texas

AN ENTERTAINING EVENING, NOT FOR THE CLAUSTROPHOBIC

It’s an entertaining spin on the movie with some great production touches. Solid performances all round, the concierge the standout. The original songs a bit hit and miss, but it all adds up to an enjoyable night out. Biggest criticism is the venue - beautiful Victorian era theatre and you can feel the history. It is however cramped… seats are small and not very comfortable. It was so warm that I broke into a sweat… thankfully I wasn’t on a date!

Mick Millership from Sherwood Forest UK

A REALLY GOOD UPTAKE ON THE FILM

Having viewed Pretty Woman the film ( I've lost count) the show really pick up on pertinent points of the film making it easy to follow. The stage sets and actors were excellent. My only problem was total lack of the songs that I expected to hear. The only one from the film being Pretty Woman! Having said that the songs in lieu we good and represented the story. Fully entertaining and enjoyed. The venue was poor with total confusion and gridlock at interval for wc and drinks. We didn't end up with a drink that was probably good due to extortionate prices. If you are a Pretty Woman fan we'll worth a visit !

Jackie george from London, England

OK BUT NOT GREAT

The chemistry between Vivienne and Edward was disappointing. Sometimes if felt like the players were in a rehearsal. Sometimes the dancers were out of sync. The band lacked presence. Other shows we have seen recently were sleeker. Disappointing given Pretty Woman is one of my favourities.

Italian from London, England

BIG, BIG MISTAKE. HUGE.

Recreating the same magic embodied by Julia Roberts in Pretty Woman, is a hard task. Bringing back one of the most romantic comedies in musical style, keeping only the stupidities is Big, huge. If you expected to, at least, enjoying the songs of the iconic movie soundtrack (Robert Palmer's engaging "Life in Detail" or Lauren Wood's sophisticated "Fallen" for example) you will be disappointed. We have to be realistic: be ready to listen a sequence of embarrassing, and cheesy new songs. And the main problem the main character: Vivian Ward. Sure, Aimie Atkinson is not Julia Roberts, but her Vivian is an unusual and umpleasant mix between Eliza Doolittle and Marilyn Monroe. But she has none of Vivian Ward's charm and persistence. How does someone like Edward Lewis, a handsome, mysterious and smart individual, falling in love with her? Danny Mac, at least, is almost sexy like Gere (big, huge compliment) but the bad writing effects his good performance.

Liz from London, England

BAD VIEWS - NEEDS RE-STAGING

Cast spent too long using the very front of the stage for no good reason. Anyone up on the balconies were craning over to see what was happening, effectively making all of those seats restricted views. No need to use that space all the time - rethink it and keep the cast the other side of the music pits. Wasn’t an issue when I saw dreamgirls at the same theatre. The rest was ok - not remembering any of the songs but generally had fun and stayed true to the film. Not setting my work on fire but solid performances and an entertaining night.

Ian MC from London, England

GO WITH AN OPEN MIND

No musical for Pretty Women will ever live up to the film. But if you just want an entertaining evening then this does tick the box. Whilst some parts don’t work it is entertaining with some great performances from a lot of the cast. A lot of the other reviews that point out the failings of the show are correct. But it is entertaining and whilst not perfect if you don’t pay too much for a ticket then you won’t feel short changed. The whole cast received a standing ovation at the end, the audience clearly enjoyed their evening / I don’t want to criticise it as everyone is doing the best job they can / and overall whilst not perfect it was fun

Jo from York, England

PRETTY WOMAN

My daughter and I love musicals and have seen most of them (she lives in London) and were very excited when we got tickets to see Pretty Woman on Sat 29th Feb. The excitement soon changed as this production was certainly not up to scratch - couldn't warm to the leading lady, wrong choice in all respects. I would comment on the fact that the dress she wore to the polo match was BLUE and not BROWN as in the film and also why put her in such long white gloves with her red opera dress. They were so long they were tucked in under her sleeves which made it look as though she was wearing bandages on each arm!!! Dreadful - big mistake!!Can't understand why audiences are allowed to take in drinks. The middle aged couple next to us had a bottle of wine and after drinking it all in the first half, fell asleep after the interval and never woke up until the end. Maybe the performance sent them to sleep - but what a waste of money! Best performance was by the Hotel Manager who played many parts.

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