Review: Mountview Showcase (Criterion Theatre)

A slightly unusual trip for me this week, as I ventured over to the Criterion Theatre in Picadilly Circus to watch the Mountview showcase. It’s showcase time of year (see this week’s The Stage for reviews), but I was attending the show for Mountview’s one-year musical theatre programme.

I was hoping to spot the talent that will find their way to the West End stage before too long, but I couldn’t help feeling slightly disappoined at what I saw. Don’t get me wrong – there were definitely a number of performers who look likely to have a successful career in front of them, but there were an even larger number of people who looked out of their depth.