Rainman @ The Apollo Theatre Shaftesbury Avenue, 15th of September

Rainman the movie has to be one of my favourite films. It touches all the right buttons in an emotional stakes, through it's tale of two brothers re-introduction after decades apart.

I grabbed my friend Tracy down to the theatre production of the film, at the Apollo Theatre in Central London.

Of course, you could say a certain Hollywood actor is also one of the reasons i rushed to book my tickets, and yes you could be right, but the film impressed me so much that i had to see what director David Grindley, would do with the theatre production.

Seated in out upper circle seats (hey they were on sopecial offer) we got a good view of the stage. The set was a slick as can be, scenes would change instantaneously. Josh played a great Charlie Babbit, but his role was too reminiscent of Tom Cruises take on the character in the original screen play.

Adam Godley played an excellent Raymond, and performed the role perfectly, if you had never seen the original. Nobody can compete against Dustin Hoffman's rendition.
There were laughs, tears and much swooning as Mr Hartnett even takes his top off!!


Hugely satisfied with the whole production, we dashed to the back of the theatre after the performance for a glimpse of the actors and get some autographs for the collection. I didn't get to meet Josh Hartnett, but i got mighty close. We did get a snap with Adam Godley, who was undoubtedly the star of the show.

It was definitely an amazing Monday night and i would say go and see it before the final curtain on the 20th of December.