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I am a huge musicals fan so I was delighted to find out that the two we were going to were ones that I had not seen previously. Our last stop on Tuesday was the musical ‘We Will Rock You’ at London’s Dominion Theatre.

Quote Wikipedia:
We Will Rock You is a jukebox musical, based on the songs of Queen and named after their hit single of the same name. The musical was written by English comedian and author Ben Elton in collaboration with Queen members Brian May and Roger Taylor. The story takes place in a tongue-in-cheek dystopian future where originality and individuality are shunned, and a lone “Dreamer” appears who can fulfill a prophecy that will enable the return of rock ‘n roll.

It is very computer based when it comes to choreography and scenery and there are a lot of references throughout the musical to ‘downloads’ and ‘online’ (none to web-logs though ;)). Very Web 2.0 if I may say so!

During the musical all of the most popular Queen songs can be heard, including ‘Don’t Stop Me Now’, ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ and ‘We Are The Champions’; hence it is an irresistible sing along. Indeed, both staff and pupils were singing all the way home to our accommodation that evening!

This musical is a must for a school trip. Guaranteed to be enjoyed by all.