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Hop till you drop Some Like it Hip Hop Grand Theatre, Wolverhampton **** THIS is a blistering non-stop show that
was rewarded with a screaming standing ovation from the first night
audience. A terrific cast spin, twist, leap, somersault and
sing with amazing skill in the story of a city's grieving Governor Okeke
(Duwane Taylor) shutting out sunlight, banning books and insisting women
should be seen and not heard, following the death of his wife. A bit of girl power triumphs in a happy ending,
with Carrie-Anne Ingrouille (Jo-Jo) and Minica Beason (Kerri) a delight
as the girls ejected from the city but returning dressed as men - plus
wigs and moustaches - and resembling the Marx Brothers! Outstanding performances, too, from Denny Haywood
(Simeon) and Ross Green, the smiling Narrator with a Welsh accent. Before ZooNation's thrilling show, there was a
five-minute curtain-raiser by 22 Black Country teenagers selected from
local secondary schools following the Grand's first Schools Dance
Project, teaching them how to body pop, lock and break-dance. To Nov 21. Paul Marston
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