[Ixion]

I saw this last night at the Coliseum in London and as someone who has grown up on these songs since I was a small kid I thought it was incredible. I had the biggest smile on my face by the end of the show.

I avoided all spoilers from the Manchester show so everything was new to me and I had no preconceived thoughts or ideas what to expect. The staging/set was incredible, I don't go to the theater often but I haven't seen anything like it before.

I loved almost every performance and thought the cast was great. I want to try and pick out a highlight but then I think of half a dozen other amazing moments and it feels unfair. I will say though as someone who really loves 2 out of 3 Ain't Bad I was really moved by that number and felt they did it justice. The entire theater clapping along to Took the Words Right Out of My Mouth was a lot of fun too. Also Falco/Sloane probably stole the show (I had never really given much time to What Part of my Body Hurts the Most but wow).

The only weak part of the show would be the Tink sub-story and to be honest I forgot the background dancers were even there most of the time. Wish there had been more of Everything Louder and I was amazed Lost Boys and Golden Girls didn't feature but they're just personal preference.

Great great great show that I'll go back and see again.