Set around tempestuous times, and incorporating some cracking numbers, this show has always been renowned for it fast-paced attitude and comic style - and this performance certainly gave it some gusto.

From the outset the effective use of space and levels captured my attention, especially in 'The Deadwood Stage' and 'Windy City' numbers .

I found the musical direction and choreography very refreshing and imaginative, partially during such numbers as 'Adelaide' when the towns fella's pine after a picture of the famous actress and the feisty number 'A Woman's Touch' where Katie Brown educates Calamity in the way of a woman.

Though at sometimes the pace set by the director Ed Curtis meant that some of the more intimate scenes suffered. This was evident during the scene between Calamity and Bill where they finally realise their true feeling for each other. It was too rushed, and I felt that this caused the scene to lose some of the magic which it usually conjures - a kind of blink and you'll miss it moment!

Immortalised in Warner Brother's smash hit, any actress couldn't help but be compared to Doris Day's infectious Calamity. Unfortunately for Toyah Wilcox, she seemed to lack the edge that this role demands, a characteristic which Day had so much of.

The role of Calamity is always going to be a challenge for any actress, but with such a dazzling supporting cast of Kellie Ryan as Katie Brown and Alasdair Harvey as Bill Hickok, any actress would be hard pressed not to be outshone by them. I felt that Toyah, a bit out of her depth wasn't confident enough about the character to make it her own and the production suffered slightly because of it.

Though overall, a sound cast and superb direction make this production thigh-slapping fun not to be missed!

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