It only took two years to get here after winning a bunch of Tonys on Broadway, but Spring Awakening is now at the Lyric Hammersmith and you must see it.  You must.  I loved it.  So fresh and young and new, really well-directed (it was only the fifth performance last night, but it was polished and detailed like you wouldn't believe) with great songs and terrific young actors.  A complete breath of fresh air in West End musicals (which, as I've said, tend to feel like wearing heavy clothes on a hot day). 

I have a feeling it might get a bit of stick from sniffy middle-aged critics; I heard definite generational tutting from more than one grey-hair in the audience.  But the young people there loved it, and I think it's a great musical for older teens (bit of rough language which they'll laugh at and sexually frank as well, but nothing a smart teen couldn't handle).  If you don't like it, this is one occasion where you're probably just old.

Book now, it's only on until mid-March and I reckon it'll be a sell-out.

As for me, I've finally updated the Events page because I'm actually going to have rather a busy year ahead...