Theatre critics have delivered their verdicts on Zorro: The Musical, which has opened at the West End's Garrick Theatre.
Set to music by the Gipsy Kings, it features choreography by internationally renowned flamenco dancer Rafael Amargo.
The show features Matt Rawle in the title role, with Emma Williams as Zorro's love interest Luisa and Adam Levy as the tyrannical Ramon.
THE DAILY TELEGRAPH - CHARLES SPENCER
" Zorro has stormed into the West End and his derring-do provides the perfect theatrical night out. Christopher Renshaw's production is a splendid mixture of chills and thrills, strong love interest and tongue-in-cheek humour.
Matt Rawle reveals himself as a real star as Diego/Zorro, combining physical skills and spectacular stunts with a cool charm, while Adam Levy has exactly the right sneering cruelty as loathsome Ramon. "
THE INDEPENDENT - RHODA KOENIG
" Zorro Incorporated, it seems, has lost faith in its raison d'etre, a state reflected in the decision to hand over much of the show to the gypsies, who fling the 20-year-old hit Bamboleo and other music by the Gipsy Kings at us with the vehemence and charm of an assault.
The only pleasure in this timid and cynical corporate product is the Captain Ramon of Adam Levy, an actor who brings real creepiness to his sadistic character as well as very real sex appeal. "
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THE TIMES - BENEDICT NIGHTINGALE
" I'm not sure it will survive 22 weeks, though it just about deserves to do so. Stephen Clark's book and Christopher Renshaw's production have the merit of not taking themselves too seriously.
However, that's a plus bought at a price, for narrative excitement is largely sacrificed. Imagine a mix of Errol Flynn and Monty Python, and you have the feel. "
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THE GUARDIAN - MICHAEL BILLINGTON
" This is a jokey Zorro wreathed in self-awareness. But the show also has the ingredient that all good musicals need: Dazzling choreography.
The show may not be high art but it's great fun and brings a refreshingly different, Hispanic sound to the jaded world of West End musicals. "
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EVENING STANDARD - NICHOLAS DE JONGH
" A succession of spectacular flying and fighting effects, about which it would be unfair to give away much add to the fun. John Cameron's score, wistful and slightly Sondheimian is unexceptional, but the music of the Gipsy Kings steels and helps make the show. "
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