Grim: A New Musical made its premiere at the Rose Theatre in Kingston before transferring to the Charing Cross Theatre, opening on the 4th August and running until the 30th August 2014.
Its about the Grim Reaper and Cupid falling in love. *cue all the clique jokes*. Set in a school theres jealous, mean girls and an outcast best friend.
I’d say this is definitely a show in working progress; I feel like this is more a showcase of a workshop rather than a professional production. Theres a lot of issues in this show that need to be ironed out. Its too ambitious and the cast of 23 is just far too big! They drowned out the stage and a lot of the scenes lost the intensity that they needed. Less is more and in a small space like the Charing Cross Theatre you don’t need to fill it. The storyline could have been a lot more effective if the audience felt a more intimate feel.
