Review: Tim Driesen stars in Jersey Boys at the Prince Edward Theatre

Jersey Boys

Prince Edward Theatre

Reviewed on Thursday 13th February 2014

Since its West End premiere in February 2008, Jersey Boys has enjoyed six triumphant years at the Prince Edward Theatre. As the musical enters its final weeks at the Prince Edward, ahead of its transfer to the Piccadilly, it came as no surprise to see the show in tip-top shape as usual. Jersey Boys has a strong reputation for always being slick and smooth; I have never heard one report of a half-hearted, sloppy performance.

Interview: Laura Tisdall - meet the genius behind 'The In-Between'

Over the last few months everyone has heard about The In-Between after the hugely popular concept album was released and some of the songs were performed at West End Live. West End Frame talked to the composer and lyricist of the show, Laura Tisdall, about writing the musical, the upcoming Union Theatre concert and if we will be able to see the show on stage any time soon...

The In-Between Concept Album has been such a massive success – has it sunk in yet? 

Not really! The response has been incredible and there are moments when it hits me and I just go wow, but I think because I’ve been working on this pretty much solidly since February (and on the show and album from a long time before that) it’s very hard to separate myself from it enough to be really objective. I think until we get backing (and probably even if we do) I’ll always be focused on how I can try and improve the show and what I’m doing with it, which means I’m not very good at stopping to think about what has gone well!