REVIEW: Mamma Mia!, Mayflower Theatre, Southampton, until October 8.

By The Newsroom
Published 15th Sep 2016, 00:23 BST
Updated 8th Jun 2018, 02:50 BST
Sara Poyzer (Donna Sheridan) and Lucy May Barker (Sophie) in MAMMA MIA! UK Tour 2016 - 2017Sara Poyzer (Donna Sheridan) and Lucy May Barker (Sophie) in MAMMA MIA! UK Tour 2016 - 2017
Sara Poyzer (Donna Sheridan) and Lucy May Barker (Sophie) in MAMMA MIA! UK Tour 2016 - 2017
The regulars will know exactly what they're in for; for the rest of us, it's the show that surpasses all expectations, a brilliant night of theatre which tugs at the heart and lifts it up, all in one slickly-choreographed move.

And the strange, strange thing is that it’s comfortably better than the film.

Turn up expecting a poor cousin of the movie, and you’ll be deliciously disappointed: this is the version which comes with the subtlety.

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