Theatre review: High Society
High Society ***
Pitlochry Festival Theatre
In detail, the show sometimes lacks finesse. Helen Mallon makes what she can of the role of Tracy, despite the baffling hindrance of a ridiculous Mae West wig; and the inclusion in the 1998 stage score of some Cole Porter classics not designed for this story sometimes makes for a bumpy musical ride.
Yet there’s plenty of talent on view, too, notably from Cameron Johnson as Connor, and a fabulously Fifties-looking Rebecca Elise as fellow-journalist Liz Imbrie.
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Hide AdAnd if this High Society never quite hits the heights, it certainly features some fine choreography by Chris Stuart-Wilson; and plenty of eloquent singing of beautiful, familiar tunes, including Tracy and Dexter’s great romantic anthem True Love, which brings the show to a joyful conclusion.
*In repertoire at Pitlochry until 14 October