One hell of a show to look forward to

The visual theatre spectacular Bat Out Of Hell comes to the Bristol Hippodrome next week. We caught up with some of the show's stars.

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As the reimagined production of Bat Out of Hell - The Musical spreads its wings for a UK tour, leading man Glenn Adamson promises: “Audiences are in for an absolute rock and roll party. It’s larger than life and an absolute riot.”

The show features the music of Jim Steinman and Meat Loaf. “And it's everything you'd expect from their fantastic songs,’ Glenn adds, “but in a story that’s set in a futuristic, post-apocalyptic world. It’s a fantastic night out.”

With a book by legendary songwriter and producer Steinman himself, the musical is set in the dystopian city of Obsidian, which is ruled over by tyrannical leader Falco. Their DNA frozen so that they are destined to remain 18 forever, the Lost boys and girls are living in the tunnels beneath the city. Then the fearless leader of the Lost, the immortal Strat, locks eyes with Falco's daughter Raven and the immensity of their love-at-first-sight obsessions threatens to destroy both of their worlds.

Strat is played by Glenn, who says: “He is sort of like Iggy Pop meets Peter Pan, stuck at age 18 for eternity. He falls in love with Raven, but she'll continue to age while he can never grown older. It’s a dilemma, to say the least.”

The actor is reprising a role he previously played in the West End and on tour in Australia and New Zealand. Excited about returning to the show, he beams: “It has the most incredible music and it's a really joyous team to work with. We have such good fun and it’s just an incredible show. It has a great fan base and there’s no feeling quite like being in it. The buzz being out there each night is amazing.”