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Following it's successful 2007 tour of the UK, Footloose The Musical returned to London's West End at the Playhouse Theatre from 17th August to 1st December. Lyn Paul played the role of Vi Moore on the tour and in the West End.
Playhouse Theatre,
Northumberland Avenue,
London. WC2N 5DE
Tel: 020 7839 4401
Returning to the West End was a bonus for Lyn, allowing her to spend more time with her family: "Touring isn't for me, I want to be at home. I don't want to stay away night after night." (Daily Echo, Friday, 18th May 2007)
Although Lyn didn't enjoy being away from home, she was thrilled to be working for the first time with her sister, Nikki Belsher. "The main thing was working with my sister ... That's definitely the reason I took the show in the first place." (Daily Echo, Friday, 18th May 2007). Nikki played the part of Ethel McCormack and returned to the role in the West End production after some time out with a back injury. Nikki was also the Resident Director of the show and Assistant Choreographer.
Footloose The Musical is based on the 1984 hit movie starring Kevin Bacon. It tells the story of dance-mad city boy Ren, who has to move with his mum to a rural backwater in small town America. It includes the '80s hits Holding Out For A Hero, Almost Paradise, Lets Hear It For The Boy and the title track, Footloose.
Footloose The Musical UK Tour 2007
| Date |
Venue |
| 10th - 17th February 2007 |
Lowry Theatre,
Pier 8, Salford Quays, Salford..M50 3AZ
Tel: 0870 787 5780
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| 19th - 24th February 2007 |
Hippodrome Theatre,
Hurst Street, Birmingham. B5 4TB
Tel: 0870 730 1234
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| 26th February - 3rd March 2007 |
Hexagon Theatre,
Queens Walk, Reading. RG1 7UA
Tel: 0118 960 6060
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| 5th - 10th March 2007 |
New Theatre,
Kingston Square, Hull. HU1 3HF
Tel: (01482) 226 655
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| 12th - 17th March 2007 |
Regent Theatre,
3 St. Helens Street, Ipswich, Suffolk. IP1 1DH
Tel: 01473 433 100
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| 19th - 24th March 2007 |
De Montfort Hall,
Granville Road, Leicester. LE1 7RU
Tel: 0116 233 3111
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| 26th March - 7th April 2007 |
Donald Gordon Theatre,
Wales Millennium Centre (Canolfan Mileniwm Cymru), Bute Place, Cardiff. CF10 5AL
Tel: 08700 40 2000
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| 10th - 14th April 2007 |
Cliffs Pavilion,
Southend-on-Sea.
Tel: 01702 351 135
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| 16th - 21th April 2007 |
Playhouse Theatre,
18-21 Greenside Place, Edinburgh. EH1 3AA
Tel: 0870 606 3424
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| 23rd - 28th April 2007 |
Alhambra Theatre,
Morley Street, Bradford, West Yorkshire. BD7 1AJ
Tel: 01274 432 000
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| 1st - 5th May 2007 |
The White Rock Theatre,
White Rock, Hastings, East Sussex. TN34 1JX
Tel: 0870 145 1133
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| 7th - 12th May 2007 |
Empire Theatre,
High Street West, Tyne And Wear, Sunderland. SR1 3EX
Tel: 0870 602 1130
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| 14th - 19th May 2007 |
Theatre Royal,
Royal Centre, Theatre Square, Nottingham. NG1 5ND
Tel: 0115 989 5555
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| 21th - 26th May 2007 |
Mayflower Theatre,
Commercial Road, Southampton. SO15 1GE
Tel: 02380 711 811
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| 28th May - 2nd June 2007 |
Pavilion Theatre,
Promenade, Rhyl, Denbighshire. LL18 3AQ
Tel: 0870 330 0000
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| 4th - 9th June 2007 |
Civic Theatre,
Parkgate, Darlington. DL1 1RR
Tel: 01325 486 555
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| 11th - 16th June 2007 |
Grand Theatre,
Lichfield Street, Wolverhampton. WV1 1DE
Tel: 01902 429 212
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| 18th - 23rd June 2007 |
Lyceum Theatre,
55 Norfolk Street, Sheffield. S1 1DA
Tel: 0114 249 6000
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| 25th - 30th June 2007 |
Marlowe Theatre,
The Friars, Canterbury, Kent. CT1 2AS
Tel: 01227 787 787
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| 2th - 7th July 2007 |
Churchill Theatre,
High Street, Bromley, Kent. BR1 1HA
Tel: 0870 060 6620
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| 9th - 14th July 2007 |
Grand Theatre,
46 New Briggate, Leeds. LS1 6NZ
Tel: 0870 121 4901
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| 16th - 21st July 2007 |
Everyman Theatre,
Regent Street, Cheltenham. GL50 1HQ
Tel: 01242 572 573
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Let's hear it for the show!
"The entire cast must be congratulated particularly Miria Parvin who plays Ariel ... and Lyn Paul, ex-member of the New Seekers, is in good voice as her mother."
Natalie Anglesey, Manchester Evening News, 14th February 2007
"Miria Parvin ... has one of the best voices you'll hear anywhere. So does former New Seekers singer Lyn Paul, who plays her stage mom Vi."
Rick Bowen, Messenger newspapers, 15th February 2007
"Footloose was an exceptionally well-acted and well-crafted production. The cast included some notable performers including the former singer from New Seekers, Lyn Paul ..."
Kashif Naveed, Entertainment Manchester, 15th February 2007
"Lyn Paul is a wonderful singer ..."
Glenn Meads, What's On Stage 15th February 2007
"A splendid support cast includes former New Seeker Lyn Paul, who gives a fine vocal display as the preacher's wife."
Tony Collins, Evening Mail (Birmingham), 20th February 2007
"The performances were outstanding, in particular Miria Parvin ... and Lyn Paul whose voice remains a force of nature."
Martin Lenon, Evening News (Edinburgh), 17th April 2007
"All the cast are terrific ... The minister's wife, Vi, played by New Seekers star Lyn Paul, showed she could still teach the world to sing."
Sue Dixon, Telegraph & Argus (Bradford), 24th April 2007
"The strengths are in the performance ... Giovanni Spano, playing Ren's friend Willard, has a great comic sense whilst Julian Agnew (Rev Moore) and Lyn Paul (Vi Moore) manage to bring more to their characters than the text would suggest. I have to say, too, that Nikki Belsher (Ren's mother) did the seemingly impossible - she made the character both believable and sympathetic."
Peter Lathan, The British Theatre Guide, May 2007
"Strong performances ... from the reverend and his wife played by Lyn Paul and Julian Agnew and scene five in the reverends home between Ariel, Vi and Rens mother was beautiful."
Ann Blackburn, BBC Nottingham
"Lyn Paul - of the New Seekers fame couldnt teach the world to sing tonight so her deputy - her sister stood in and, along with the rest of the cast, had the audience laughing, singing and dancing in the aisles (literally)."
Craig Marsden, WHATSONnortheast.com, 6th June 2007
"The lead roles are supported brilliantly by some understated performances by other members of the cast, particularly memorable is Eurovision's Lyn Paul as the understanding mother of Ariel."
Elizabeth Highfield, The Star, 19th June 2007
"Julian Agnew and Lyn Paul movingly portrayed the reverend and his wife who struggle to move on from their son's death. They came across as real people rather than stereotyped religious zealots."
Bromley Times, 13th July 2007
10th January 2007
Updated: 4th August 2007
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