Review: FANTASTICALLY GREAT WOMEN WHO CHANGED THE WORLD at The Other Palace
Date: 28th July 2024 Seat: G1 Tickets: Gifted Rating: 4 Stars Sometimes musicals are just a bit of fluff - albeit enjoyable fluff - that don’t mean an awful lot, and that’s fine. We can all do with some fun nothings from time to time. But sometimes musicals actually mean something, and Fantastically Great Women Who Changed The World is one of those musicals. The fact that it’s aimed at children (although it works for adults too) makes it even more special. The musical is based on the children’s book of the same name by Kate Pankhurst (and yes, she is a direct descendent of Emmeline Pankhurst). It's adapted by Chris Bush with music by Miranda Cooper and Jennifer Decilveo and lyrics by Chris Bush and Miranda Cooper. It’s directed by Amy Hodge. And it’s a triumph. Fantastically Great Women tells the story of Jade, a young girl on a school trip to a museum who accidentally stumbles on an exhibition that’s currently closed to the public when she gets left behind. That exhibition is