The Independent are also not ignited.<P> <BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>What is a surprise is the meagre, empty look of the stage. Most of the time the action takes place on the bottom quarter of the proscenium, while the rest is simply blank or filled with a huge movie poster. The dances are repetitious, the hip-shaking, head-waggling movements quickly losing their novelty, and never enlarging character or furthering plot. Indian costumes can knock your eye out when you walk down any Bombay street, but Mark Thompson's saris look as if they climbed out of the bargain bin.<P><HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P><A HREF="http://enjoyment.independent.co.uk/theatre/reviews/story.jsp?story=307142" TARGET=_blank> <B> MORE </B> </A><P>And more of a preview article in The Guardian.<P> <BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Bollywood musical Bombay Dreams, the latest attempt to cash in on the passion for all things Asian, opened in the West End last night. <P>A love story set against the backdrop of the world's biggest film industry, Bombay Dreams has been three years in the making with a reported budget of £4.5m. <P>The show brings the exuberance of Bollywood to the stage with extravagant song and dance routines and spectacular effects including fountains that move with the music<BR><HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P><A HREF="http://www.guardian.co.uk/Archive/Article/0,4273,4444366,00.html#top" TARGET=_blank> <B> MORE </B> </A><P>And also a review.<P> <BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>There is something a touch presumptuous about Bombay Dreams. It mockingly contrasts the glittering fantasy of Bollywood movies with the grim reality of Bombay life.Yet what else is a lavish £4.5m musical like this if not an invitation to enter a world of dreams and escape? <P><HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P><A HREF="http://www.guardian.co.uk/Archive/Article/0,4273,4444551,00.html" TARGET=_blank> <B> MORE </B> </A><p>[This message has been edited by Joanne (edited June 20, 2002).]
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