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Title: Coarse foul language, naturalistic, unromantic, capitalism bashing
Review: I would not call this a 'musical'. 90% of the text/lyrics is coarse, full of foul language (even the kids!), unintelligible lower class English and the characters (if one can call them that) are uninspiring, even depressing. No heroes here. Lots of bashing of the symbol of capitalism too, being Margaret Thatcher. The main character, a boy who wants to become a ballet dancer, is no pleasant person either. He even knocks down one of his innocent ballet dance competitors, without any consequences to him. The motives that move the main characters are also wholly unclear, if known at all. The singing is more like screeching and totally 'unmemorable. This is a 'pseudo-musical reality show'.
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