Unite Youth Theatre 
Palace Court Theatre, Bournemouth 
Andrea Pellegrini 
9 November 2024
Wednesday has all grown up and has fallen in love, she wants to get married to Lucas… now the fun begins!
Wednesday invites Lucas and his family to dinner, in one unforgettable night secrets are spilled, relationships are put to the test, and the Addams family must confront the terrifying thing they’ve managed to avoid for generations: change.
Congratulations to the cast and crew for this utterly enjoyable production! The story moves at a great pace with the musical numbers seamlessly blending in. This musical is more about the numbers and dancing than the dialogue but it all blends together beautifully.
Fantastic vocals from all the cast, but special mentions go to Poppy Haywood (Morticia), Lewis Smith (Gomez) and Jessica Nicholls (Wednesday).
The Ancestors and Dancestors were just fabulous, costumes, makeup, all of it! The dance routines added so much to the show and well done to all the little ones who kept up their enthusiasm, energy and smiley faces the whole way through!
Fabulous set, props and costumes! Well done to all involved!
Congratulations to each member of the ten main cast who were all perfect in their roles. Not a weak link among them.
Lewis Smith and Poppy Haywood were fabulous in their roles of Gomez and Morticia. Jack Hosking-Ellis was a very funny and sweet Uncle Fester – special mention to his makeup artist – fab work!
Jessica Nicholls was the perfect Wednesday and Pugsley played by Timmy Hosking-Ellis was adorable in his portrayal – and those screams!
Great performances from Paige Anderson, Lexie Taylor, Cas Kilner, Daria-Roxanna Popa and Alvie Barnes-Gove as cousin Itt – that costume was brilliant!
Perfect American accents from the whole cast except Gomez (Lewis Smith) whose Spanish accent was perfect even when singing!
Well done to everyone for such a professional and fun filled show!
[Editorial: this is a review of the evening performance; the matinee had a different cast]
