Kinky Boots at the Friarage Theatre,Yarm

4 February 2020

Reviewed by Hayley Thompson

The Friarage Theatre is a lovely small venue which is a brilliant place for a live theatre event. Comfy seats, huge screen and great speakers give you a wonderful experience of theatre, as if you were there. Highly recommend for any customers who would wish to visit London to go and watch a live theatre show. The bonus of this is that you really get to see the full picture close up. Sat in row M on the upper circle wont give you this type of experience. We get to see the detail, the expression, the real emotion and even the sweat from all the hard working performers on that stage! What a brilliant piece of entertainment to bring to an audience. 

Killian Donnelly was the perfect actor for this part. If you have seen the movie you can really see the similarity! His vocals were outstanding with his wide range. Matt Henry was brilliant as Lola who I like to call Angels Father from RENT! What a great link we could find here… But most of all the favourite of mine would have to be Natalie McQueen who played a wonderful and hilarious role of Lauren. Her quirks were brilliant and I wanted more of her on stage! 

Kinky Boots is a wonderful production with a great story line to follow. The moments of acceptance and even forgiveness are so heartwarming and relatable for others it pulls you into the story more. The team of Angels are the most fabulous drag queens that you would have ever seen with the most perfect wardrobe collection. 

If your one for a night out but cant stand wearing your high heels then Kinky Boots will be the one to watch! Let them wear the heels for you! I’m sure they will teach you a thing or two.