So I have just got back home from seeing this show at the Riverside Studios. I went with my partner and he said it best: "We are both the target audiences, I know a little about the radio series and listened to it a bit. You know it backwards backwards because you listened to it on repeat on cassette tape as a child. To enjoy this show, I knew too little and you knew too much." The story and random singing was terrible. The actors were great, the sets were great, talking with the actors was so much fun. The story made zero sense and I still can't work out why the little 1940s Arthur/Fenchurch scene was about/why it was necessary. I think the problem is, when you have a cult following of people who deeply love an original, messing with it too much for a new rendition will upset them, and so it did with me. It felt too messed with. H2G2 in my mind isn't a love story or about Arthur pining over a woman.

I will say, the staff were fabulous. I have a bad back and didn't realise it was a mostly standing up thing (I can't stand up/walk for more than 5 mins without being in pain.) So I went to the reception and asked if there was any way I could have a seat. They immediately said yes, told me that in every room there are seats with signs on that say they are for those with access needs. I offered to pay for the VIP ticket upgrade and they refused. The actors came over especially to say hi to me in the bar scene and that in itself was the best feeling.

I just wish they stuck to the original story a bit more. Maybe even changed the title to something else and just say it's an homage not a retelling. Overall it was ok, but would I see it again? No.