REVIEW | Grim: a New Musical at the Charing Cross Theatre

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.

Grim: a New Musical to play the Rose Theatre and Charing Cross Theatre

Grim: a New Musical which is supported by Judi Dench, Ian McKellen and David Cameron, will transfer from the 900-seater Rose theatre to Charing Cross in London’s West End this August. Grim: a New Musical will also perform for His Royal Highness Prince Edward on the 11^th July at The Rose theatre Kingston. 

Grim: a New Musical is the love story to die for. It’s a story about the Grim Reaper falling in love with Cupid but she cannot be with him as she’ll kill him. When she is drawn to someone she takes their soul. Grim cannot be complete without her soul and Cupid cannot be complete without his soul mate. This musical is about the collision of the two most powerful forces in the world - the power of love vs. the power of death with the angel of love falling for the angel of death. Sound-wise, think of Wicked, the Addam's Family and everything Tim Burton-esque and that’s the general tone of Grim.