THEATRE REVIEW: Hello Dolly! starring Dame Imelda Staunton at London Palladium
By Neil Durham
WORTH A LOOK?: ****
WHEN?: Saturday 6 July 2024, opens 18 July and booking until 16 September 2024 RUNTIME: 130 minutes (including a 20-minute interval)
Bette Midler starred in the 2017 Broadway revival of the classic 1964 musical which was an Oscar-winning film 5 years later starring Barbra Streisand so clearly Staunton has some work to do – and do it she does.
- Read on for reasons including how this is a solid if not quite yet spectacular revival of a much-loved show
