Dirty Dancing – Hull New Theatre
Bloomin’ ‘eck! Michael O’Reilly, you have left me speechless.
Let me explain. This fine figure of a man (nah, change that to sex on legs), is one of the stars of Dirty Dancing and it was mainly his actions on the stage of the packed Hull New Theatre on Tuesday night that left us in the spellbound audience shouting for more.
O’Reilly plays the part of dancer Johnny Castle, a role made famous by Patrick Swayze in the 1987 movie of the same name. And he certainly does the role justice.
All the action takes place at Kellerman’s Resort in the US. It’s the summer of 1963 and Frances “Baby” Houseman (Kira Malou) is on holiday there with her family.
This innocent teen soon finds herself drawn into a world very different from the one she has been brought up in.
Dancing to the resort ...