Review: Just For One Day, at Old Vic Theatre
Jukebox musical follows the recording of the Band Aid single, and revisits a memorable summer’s day in 1985
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Jukebox musical follows the recording of the Band Aid single, and revisits a memorable summer’s day in 1985
Jukebox show celebrating sweary Bob Geldof’s 1985 mega-fundraiser piles homily on cliche in a production in thrall to white saviour stereotypes
A killer soundtrack accompanies a major moment in music history
The story of Live Aid, raising hundreds of millions remains compelling. Bob Geldof's indefatigable efforts to rouse the world into action deserve to be brought to the stage, but not necessarily in this format.
This boisterously played but problematic musical about Live Aid/Band Aid has tremendous musical performances. Shame about the book.