The King and I – Hull New Theatre
I start this review with an apology to anyone involved with the production of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s The King and I, which came to Hull New Theatre on Tuesday evening.
I apologise because there simply aren’t enough words in the English - or any other - language, to describe just how good it is.
The King and I comes to the city following a sold-out season at the London Palladium, bringing with it the West End’s Annalene Beechey as Anna, and Broadway’s Darren Lee as the King of Siam.
Before curtain up, we in the packed theatre enjoyed snippets of some of the show’s well-known tunes, played by a full-scale orchestra whose musical talents were an integral part of proceedings.
We knew we would be treated to the complete versions of unforgettable tunes such as Shall We Dance?, Wh...