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Hercules at Theatre Royal Drury Lane: 'chugs along agreeably enough'

It might be faint praise but this adaptation of Disney’s 1997 animated film, which plays fast and loose with ancient Greek myth, is like the slickest panto you’ve ever seen. Director/choreographer ...
New York Post

Disney can’t get ‘Hercules’ right — musical doesn’t go the distance again in London

Two hours and 20 minutes at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane in London, England. LONDON — Disney has been hammering away at “Hercules” for eons. And more often than not, the show has toppled over like the ...
WhatsOnStage

Did Hercules go the distance? The critics weigh in

“It’s a show where it’s perfectly possible to have a good time. Yet something is missing. The wit and warmth that made the 1997 classic rather endearing have been replaced by something much more ...
The Conversation

With fresh songs and a spectacular set, Disney’s Hercules musical goes the distance

Emma Stafford has received funding from the AHRC for the Hercules Project (https://herculesproject.leeds.ac.uk/). “Whose daring deeds are great theatre? Hercules!” So sing the Muses, as they close act ...
Yahoo

Disney can’t get ‘Hercules’ right — musical doesn’t go the distance again in London

Disney has been hammering away at "Hercules" for years. And now Herc's flexing and flailing once more in London at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane. Two hours and 20 minutes at the Theatre Royal Drury ...
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Disney can’t get ‘Hercules’ right — musical doesn’t go the distance again in London

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