Bat Out of Hell: The Musical

There’s one reason and it’s a major one for seeing the Jim Steinman epic musical Bat Out of Hell.

Fans of the legendary band Meat Loaf will love it, just as they revelled in the fantastic parade of some hot wheels opening the show at the King’s Theatre in Glasgow with an impromptu drive past.

There was some real steel on show as the mainly long haired bikers zoomed passed the theatre tooting their horns to mark the tour’s visit.

An equally extravagant set, all dark and modern with onstage videographer Tom Samuels adding panache, revved up the audience ready for the night of music. But it was the band’s hits which made the show.

The story under the direction of Jay Scheib, was loosely based on Peter Pan, set in New York utopia, with the first half lacking in any real punch and only in Act 2 does everything really gel together.

But let’s be honest, the audience had come to enjoy the music and there was no denying how good it was. Glenn Adamson and Katie Tonkinson as the main characters of Strat and Raven steal the show and have strong singing voices.

Hot on their heels are Rob Fowler as Falco and Sharon Sexton (Sloane) and the four clearly have fun with their roles.

They are joined by Georgia Bradshaw (Zahara), Ryan Carter (Jagwire), Carla Bertan (Tink), Luke Street (Ledoux), Carly Burns (Valkyrie), Leo Abad (Denim), Peter Camilleri (O’Dessasuite), Joshua Dever (Hoffman), Reece Duncan (Esquivel), Georgia Holland (Goddesilla), Georgia Iudica-Davies (Liebeshwoosh), Natalie Pilkington (Kwaidan), Harriet Richardson-Cockerline (Spinotti), Sophie-Rose Emery (Scherzzo), Catherine Saunders (Morderna), Ethan Tanner (Markevitch), Craig Watson (Astroganger) James Wilkinson-Jones (Hollander) and Beth Woodcock (Vimos) .

With 17 impressive Meat Loaf and Steinman specials from All Revved Up With No Place to Go to I’d Do Anything for Love (But I Won’t Do That) and of course, Bat Out of Hell, it was loud and proud.

Choreographer Xena Gusthart had the cast well drilled and the band under the leadership of Iestyn Griffiths was brash and booming.

It’s a story with no real substance, but who cares when you can have an impromptu sing along to some really stunning songs!

Bat Out of Hell is at The King’s Theatre, Glasgow until Saturday 19^th April before moving to Grand Theatre, Leeds from 21^st to 26^th April and the Lyceum, Sheffield from 28^th April to 3^rd May. It then heads south to the New Victoria Theatre, Woking from 5^th to 10^th May and the Theatre Royal, Plymouth from 12^th to 17^th May.

The cast visit London’s Peacock Theatre from 21^st May to 7^th June before heading up to the Curve Theatre, Leicester from 9^th to 14^th June and Milton Keynes Theatre from 16^th to 28^th June, Regent Theatre, Stoke-on-Trent from 30^th June to 5^th July and Wolverhampton Grand Theatre from 14^th to 19^th July. It’s then to the Wycombe Swan Theatre from 21^st to 26^th July, the Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury from 29^th July to 2^nd August and the Cliffs Pavilion, Southend from 4^th to 9^th August, before heading north again to the Sunderland Empire from 18^th to 23^rd August. It’s then down to Eastbourne Congress from 25^th to 30^th August, the Hippodrome Theatre, Bristol from 1^st to 13^th September before rounding off the tour from 15^th to 20^th September at the Royal and Derngate, Northampton.

For more information and ticket availability, please check out www.atgtickets.com and www.batoutofhellmusical.com.

Author Bio:

Rebecca Hay is an experienced travel writer and member of The British Guild of Travel Writers. Follow her adventures with her family on Twitter and Instagram @emojiadventurer and on Facebook via EmojiAdventurers2.

Photographs by Chris Davis Studio