Calendar An icon of a desk calendar. Cancel An icon of a circle with a diagonal line across. Caret An icon of a block arrow pointing to the right. Email An icon of a paper envelope. Facebook An icon of the Facebook "f" mark. Google An icon of the Google "G" mark. Linked In An icon of the Linked In "in" mark. Logout An icon representing logout. Profile An icon that resembles human head and shoulders. Telephone An icon of a traditional telephone receiver. Tick An icon of a tick mark. Is Public An icon of a human eye and eyelashes. Is Not Public An icon of a human eye and eyelashes with a diagonal line through it. Pause Icon A two-lined pause icon for stopping interactions. Quote Mark A opening quote mark. Quote Mark A closing quote mark. Arrow An icon of an arrow. Folder An icon of a paper folder. Breaking An icon of an exclamation mark on a circular background. Camera An icon of a digital camera. Caret An icon of a caret arrow. Clock An icon of a clock face. Close An icon of the an X shape. Close Icon An icon used to represent where to interact to collapse or dismiss a component Comment An icon of a speech bubble. Comments An icon of a speech bubble, denoting user comments. Comments An icon of a speech bubble, denoting user comments. Ellipsis An icon of 3 horizontal dots. Envelope An icon of a paper envelope. Facebook An icon of a facebook f logo. Camera An icon of a digital camera. Home An icon of a house. Instagram An icon of the Instagram logo. LinkedIn An icon of the LinkedIn logo. Magnifying Glass An icon of a magnifying glass. Search Icon A magnifying glass icon that is used to represent the function of searching. Menu An icon of 3 horizontal lines. Hamburger Menu Icon An icon used to represent a collapsed menu. Next An icon of an arrow pointing to the right. Notice An explanation mark centred inside a circle. Previous An icon of an arrow pointing to the left. Rating An icon of a star. Tag An icon of a tag. Twitter An icon of the Twitter logo. Video Camera An icon of a video camera shape. Speech Bubble Icon A icon displaying a speech bubble WhatsApp An icon of the WhatsApp logo. Information An icon of an information logo. Plus A mathematical 'plus' symbol. Duration An icon indicating Time. Success Tick An icon of a green tick. Success Tick Timeout An icon of a greyed out success tick. Loading Spinner An icon of a loading spinner. Facebook Messenger An icon of the facebook messenger app logo. Facebook An icon of a facebook f logo. Facebook Messenger An icon of the Twitter app logo. LinkedIn An icon of the LinkedIn logo. WhatsApp Messenger An icon of the Whatsapp messenger app logo. Email An icon of an mail envelope. Copy link A decentered black square over a white square.

Review: Ghost the musical will take you on a rollercoaster of emotions

It will have you doubled over laughing one minute and brokenhearted the next - but it will have you enchanted the whole way through.

Ghost the Musical has hit the stage at HM Theatre.
Ghost the Musical has hit the stage at HM Theatre.

As an 80s baby, it is little wonder Ghost was a firm favourite of mine growing up.

So when I heard the stage show adaptation was headed for HM Theatre I was first in line for tickets.

The Bill Kenwright production sticks pretty closely to the original – two young lovers forced to part too soon after Sam (played by Patrick Swayze in the movie) is murdered in Manhattan.

In a bid to avenge his death, he remains on earth as a ghost until the people responsible pay for what they’ve done.

As you can probably imagine, even if you’ve been living behind a rock and have somehow never watched the movie, it’s a bit of a tear-jerker, and the musical is no different. As usual, I needed the hankies.

But it’s also, in large parts, very funny.

Jacqui Dubois takes on the role of Oda Mae Brown, the eccentric psychic played by Whoopi Goldberg in the film.

She is outstanding. Her vocals, comic timing and onstage presence made for the stand-out performance of the night, by far.

Jacqui Dubois and Josh St. Clair in Ghost the Musical.

In her role, she helps reunite Sam and his love Molly one more time after his death, where he is finally able to articulate his feelings for her in a way he has never been able to before.

For the die-hard fans, THAT pottery scene does make an appearance

The stage show is a musical, unlike the film which only really features one signature tune, Unchained Melody.

For the die-hard fans, this does make multiple appearances during the musical (as does THAT pottery scene) but it is accompanied by a new score written by Dave Stewart and Glen Ballard.

Josh St. Clair and Rebekah Lowing as Sam and Molly.

Some songs are better than others but overall it’s a decent score which I found fitting to the production.

Staging too has to be complimented as the switch from ghost to human felt seamless (you will know what I mean when you see it).

Les Dennis was a star in Ghost the Musical

A nice surprise to anyone going was the appearance of UK TV legend Les Dennis.

He may only have played two minor roles but he was genuinely outstanding, and made the production all the better for having him in it.

Jacqui Dubois and Les Dennis- Ghost The Musical UK Tour.

Rebekah Lowings, as Molly, Jos St. Clair, as Sam, and James Mateo-Salt, as Carl, also did a great job of carrying the production with real chemistry and outstanding vocals.

They were also responsible for reducing me to tears on more than one occasion.

So if you are looking for something that sends you on a rollercoaster of emotions, Ghost The Musical is the one for you.

It will have you doubled over laughing one minute and brokenhearted the next but it will have you enchanted the whole way through.

The run is on at HM Theatre until Saturday. You can buy tickets here.

Conversation