A Chorus Line: every bit as sensational as it should be

The cast of A Chorus Line

Jocasta Almgill as Diana Morales in A Chorus Line

Bradley Delarosbel as Gregory Gardner in A Chorus Line

Adam Cooper as Zach in A Chorus Line

Redmand Rance as Mike Costa in A Chorus Line

The cast of A Chorus Line

By Graham Watts, 03 August 2024

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“It’s also a show that builds to a coruscating and uplifting climax”

Reviewed at Sadler's Wells Theatre, London on 2 August 2024

A Chorus Line (Ellen Kane, Jonathan Goddard, Lisa Welham)

Nikolai Foster, Director

Grace Smart, Set Designer

Edd Lindley, Costume Designer

Howard Hudson, Lighting Designer

Adam Cooper, Dancer

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Graham Watts

Graham Watts is a freelance dance writer and critic writing regularly for Dancing Times, Dance Europe, Danza Europa, and many more publications. He regularly writes features for Sadler’s Wells, London Coliseum and La Scala. Chairman of the Dance Section of the Critics’ Circle in the United Kingdom and of the UK National Dance Awards he has interviewed many of the greatest names in dance including Maya Plisetskaya, Vladimir Vasiliev, Boris Eifman, Alexei Ratmansky, Andris Liepa, Sir Peter Wright, David Bintley and Dame Gillian Lynne. When not involved in dance Graham is a keen fencer, and has captained the British Sabre team.