Awards & Reviews
Awards
The London Production of Mary Poppins has received many prestigious awards, including:
- 2005 Olivier Award "Best Theatre Choreography" (Matthew Bourne & Stephen Mear)
- 2005 Olivier Award "Leading Actress in a Musical" for Laura Michelle Kelly
- Variety Club Award for Best Musical
- 2005 Evening Standard Award for Best Design (Bob Crowley)
- 2005 Whatsonstage.com Award for Best Set Design (Bob Crowley)
- Lastminute.com"s Big Star Award presented to "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" as Favourite Theatre Moment.
REVIEWS
PLYMOUTH
"THIS NEW PRODUCTION OF MARY POPPINS IS PRACTICALLY PERFECT
– IN EVERY WAY"
Herald Express June 08
"THE MOST PERFECT EXAMPLE OF MUSICAL THEATRE I"VE EVER SEEN"
Western Morning News June 08
"SIMPLY A SUPERCALIFRAGILISTICEXPIALIDOCIOUS EXPERIENCE!"
Plymouth Herald June 08
BIRMINGHAM
"A spoonful of sugary brilliance"
"Will leave audience members of all ages gasping with admiration"
Birmingham Mail
"Eye-popping special effects"
Birmingham Post
"This is the most magical play I"ve seen – the most fun I"ve had in a theatre."
"Be prepared to be amazed and dazzled"
"Get down to the Hippodrome this Summer – spit spot!"
Coventry Evening Telegraph
"Mary Poppins is a twenty-four carat cracker of a West End musical, and an evening of sensational family entertainment is guaranteed."
"The sets are a sumptuous feast for the eyes."
"If ever a show could be described as Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious, this is it!"
"A production that"s absolutely exploding with enchanting moments"
"Practically Perfect is an understatement…"
What's on Birmingham
"There's no topping eye-poppin' show stoppin' Mary Poppins"
Coventry Evening Telegraph July 08
"The audience whooped, cheered and punched the air"
Wolverhampton Express & Star July 08
EDINBURGH
"Truly supercalifragilistic"
Scotland on Sunday
"A rip-roaring theatrical blockbuster"
Scottish Daily Express
"Jaw-dropping theatrical surprises, it's the spoonful of sugar that we all need."
Daily Record
"A packed playhouse gasped in collective awe"
Edinburgh Evening News
"An exquisitely composed and executed slice of musical history, with a climax that is literally uplifting"
Edinburgh Metro
"Magical Mary is a true supernanny, great songs, stunning sets, it's supercalifragilistic""
Scottish Daily Express
NATIONAL
"A FIVE STAR TRIUMPH"
The Times
"Phenomenal"
"A Soar Away Hit"
The Sunday Express
"Forget the movie"
"The Nanny Has Landed"
The Daily Express
"Thank Heavens for this Magical Show"
The Daily Mail
"Thoroughly Modern Mary"
The Observer
"Mary Sweeps Us Off our Feet"
The Daily Telegraph
"Ring out wild bells of Celebration for Mary Poppins"
"A Spoonful of Sensation"
The Evening Standard
"Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious? No - it's better than that"
The Sun
"Glorious and an utter Delight"
The Sunday Telegraph
"A Joyous Spectacular"
The Independent
"Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious"
The Times, The Telegraph, The Sun, The Daily Mail, The News of the World
"The Sensationally inventive stage musical takes off like a rocket"
The Sun
"Popp in to See Mary"
The Sun
"Glorious"
"An Utter Delight"
"A Triumph of Spectacle and Theatrical Flair"
"It's a Joyous Spectacle with Mary"
The Sunday Telegraph
"Thoroughly Modern Mary"
"Thrilling Set Pieces"
"A Surefire Big Musical hit"
The Observer
"More than a Spoonful of Sugar"
"A Big Success"
The Independent
"Light Years Ahead of the Film"
"Practically Perfect Says it All"
"Everything will Delight"
The Mail on Sunday