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Starlight Express

is billed as ‘the fastest show on earth’ and Lloyd-Webber’s feel-good musical certainly has enough pace and power to keep the audience on the edge of their seats throughout the performance.

Twenty three roller-skating actors, some reaching speeds of up to 40mph, whizz around the stage performing songs and thrilling stunts. Their costumes are astoundingly colourful, the lighting is terrific and the fabulous Band does not miss a beat.

The story concerns a young boy’s train set, and the races he has one night between the trains. The characters in Starlight Express take the shape of masculine male engines, female carriages, or dim and comical freight trucks.

The tale involves love, loss and tussles as the human trains battle it out on stage and, with thanks to a stereoscopic video projection system, on screen as well.

Although the main focus of the show is the build up to the race, which pits steam against diesel and electricity, there is a pleasant love story running alongside that involves Rusty the steam engine and Pearl the carriage.

(Photos © Starlight Express, Bochum, Germany)

I´ve been to Starlight Express in Bochum (Germany) twice so far - once with my parents and the other night with some good friends… but never before with Frank. Guess what I´m going to order in a few minutes…

Right! 2 Premium Tickets… but *ssssssh* :secret: don´t tell!

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