Starlight Express Reviews

If you're lucky enough to catch Stralight Express on stage, make sure you live every moment of it. I have seen it twice, and each time was in competely different circumstances, at different times of the day, with different people. Both times I absolutely loved it. The Apollo Victoria was a perfect setting. The same place that I took my ...  Read the complete review

I first went to see Starlight Express on a school trip about 14 years ago, and ever since then it was my ambition to one day appear in the show! Of course that never happened but I have been back to see the show twice since then and thought I would share my experiences with you. ~ The Show ~ Starlight Express was ...  Read the complete review

I love going to the theatre and have always wanted to see Starlight Express at the West End but every time I went to London, I would always end up seeing something else thinking 'I'll watch that next time'. So I was absolutely gutted when on the 12th January 2002 it closed at the Apollo Victoria Theatre after 18 years Then however, I ...  Read the complete review

My family are a bit of a cheesy bunch. In fact, we've got a distinct air of the Von Trapp surrounding us including impromptu in-car sing-songs that make my big sister's boyfriend cringe. It really is no surprise then that we're not strangers to musical theatre. My dad has always harped on about wanting to see Starlight Express, and ...  Read the complete review

***** Another opening, another show Some shows you see and notice each number as they go by. Starlight on the other hand is much more fluid, and it wasn't until AC/DC that I realised the preceding bit had been 4 distinct numbers and not just one long opening one. The show follows the current trend for longer first halves, ...  Read the complete review

It has been a while since I saw this production, but speaking to a couple that saw it only a month ago, it doesn't seem to have changed in that it is still universally held by all that have seen it as a marvellous musical. The idea is pretty unique, and whilst it may sound naff, it comes off very well. Trains, rollerskates and some ...  Read the complete review

i may be a theatre snob... well, actually, i know i am a theatre snob.. BUT... Starlight Express has got to be the biggest pile of theatre dreck i've ever subjected myself to... and i've subjected myself to a lot. having a masters in musical theatre, i consider myself as a girl in the know when it comes to such matters.. ...  Read the complete review

I went so see Starlight Express 2 years ago, expecting some poxy little theatre with a load of idiots on roller blades. I was completely wrong! I've never seen anything so fast paced in my life! The actors are some of the best I've ever seen (and believe me, I've seen a few!), the atmospere is friendly and relaxed. The food and drink is a little ...  Read the complete review

What can I say. I love this musical. I really do. I've seen it sixteen times now, which has to tell you something. Let's start at the beginning. Starlight Express is a (sung-through, ie no dialogue sequences) musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Richard Stilgoe. It's about railway trains, and performed entirely on rollerskates. ...  Read the complete review

I saw Starlight a few years ago. I paid £2.50 to get in at the last minute and stand at the back of the auditorium. (Not sure whether that still goes on or not!) I had no idea what to expect, and not being a great fan of Webber, prepared for the worst to happen. How wrong I was. It seems that when he needs to keep an idea very ...  Read the complete review

Starlight Express really is UNIQUE- it's the most amazing show I've ever seen! From the moment you enter the theatre, you're in the surreal world of a little boy's dream. Starlight Express, on the surface, is about a train set, who come to life in the Boy (Control)'s dream. They race, fall in love, split up, get back together ...  Read the complete review

This is yet another musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber. It is the second longest running musical in the West End, second only to Cats. I went with my two teenage daughters about 4 years ago, and I think they expected to hate it. It was the only only musical we could get tickets to at the time. The theatre is small, and the stage ...  Read the complete review

I guess i went with false expectations about this musical . I love music and musicals and all things like that. I was guessing and hoping that starlight would be worth seeing . I can't say it was all bad , coz it wasn't . Its bad points - it had no story , a few races , and lots of confusion , also i was sat in the circle and i ...  Read the complete review

i first saw this show in about 1992 just before it was revamped. I enjoyed it the first time i saw it and i enjoyed it the last time i saw it. it's the story of a boy whose toy trains come to life. They race each other to see who's the champion train of all time - is it diesel, electric or simply steam anyway the story ...  Read the complete review

Having been meaning to take the kids for ages, we finally managed it one half term last year. It's incredibly easy to access the theatre by train as the Apollo is just across the road from Victoria Station. Go up a bit early and wander along to see Buckingham Palace, or do some serious people watching in St James' Park. There is a ...  Read the complete review

Starlight Express is fine for under 10s, but I think that anyone over about 12 will be bored to death. The story is non-existent, the songs are unmemorable and the costumes and staging are incredibly 80s. Little kids will like the fast rollerblading, but that is about it. I was very disappointed when I saw it for my 13th birthday, as I had seen ...  Read the complete review

I went to see this show on very cheap restricted veiw tickets, this did not distract from the performance as there are Video screens showing the action as the skaters skate behind the audience at times. This show is pure action the storyline is very weak but that really does not detract from the show at all. The action is ...  Read the complete review