Review by Steve Bennett

Tsk, tsk. What cowboy put this show together, then?

A very loose musical based on a building site, this is an all-singing, all-dancinig, all-trowel-wielding, all-bum-crack-revealing fiasco - Chas 'n' Dave meet Bob The Builder.

The staging of this is pretty impressive, with full theatrical pyrotechnics and building site paraphernalia cleverly doubling as the percussion section, but two hours of songs about builders is simply more than anyone can take, however well it's done.

The format didn't alter from song to song, there's no driving narrative, just a collection of tunes, and the labourers were no more than stereotypes: a bit dim, perpetually drinking tea, being bossed around by the foreman and, of course, showing that crack.

Their antics was punctuated by the infernal BUM radio station broadcasting an expose of the Cheek builders, with disgruntled customers complaining in accents that were neither convincing nor funny

The songs varied from Goth-rock, samba, a cheesy number about the size of their tools, an attempt at hip-hop/house, and a couple of love songs thrown in for good measure. The styles may vary, but the content didn't.

At this length, and this expense, the producers obviously had a West End run on their minds. They might want to get another estimate.

Review date: 1 Jan 2006
Reviewed by: Steve Bennett