Flawless Chase The Dream The Reboot at The Hawth Crawley Review

Reviewed by Emma Booth

Me and a friend were thrilled to be going to see Flawless and their Chase The Dream The Reboot tour. I think most people know Flawless from when they appeared on Britain’s Got Talent, with their jaw dropping moves and flips we just couldn’t wait to see what was in store.

Flawless try to tell a story of a dance fantasy on board a dream ship, where every dream becomes a dark reality turning their dreams into nightmares, and of a battle to find their way home or risk being lost in the realm of dreams. Unfortunately, at least for me, this story on stage doesn’t make any sense. The story is told through dance as well as on a screen with different clips, at one point they are in a train station, then on a train, then go on to an office (I think ) and somehow on to an intergalactic dream ship! The dance routines felt underwhelming and I felt needed more of a wow factor. In the first half, we were left feeling a bit disappointed. After the interval things seemed to pick up dramatically with some great dance routines and some fantastic upbeat music combined with lots of flips and acrobatic stunts. We also thoroughly enjoyed the part where you get to put on a pair of white gloves and the UV lights just show your hands moving to a routine they show you, the results are amazing to see and are great fun. I also felt the ending didn’t finish quite right; the music started and I expected a fast pasted dance finale to finish but after a few seconds the music just stopped and the whole audience were left a little confused not knowing whether that was the end and to clap or not, but that was the end and we all clapped after an awkward pause.

What I did feel was brilliant was the fact that they supported local young dance groups and gave one group the chance to perform at the end of their show, Urban City were amazing they did a fantastic routine with flips and great dancing with a great upbeat soundtrack, they were great fun to watch.

It’s a shame the first half of the show wasn’t as enjoyable as the second half but we still had a great night out.

The Hawth theatre is such a pleasure to visit with its ample free parking and such a great variety of reasonable priced food and snacks it really is the ideal theatre to visit. The staff are also so helpful and friendly and the theatre always has such a good range of shows to suit the whole family.

Rating: 3/5

Flawless are currently on tour around the UK, for more information and tour dates visit www.flawlessofficial.com.

For other shows at The Hawth in Crawley visit hawth.co.uk or call the box office on 01293 553636.

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