Never Forget: the musical with the songs of Take That: tickets and show guide

	Study, work or travel in the UK. British culture and life.
Homepage	Search	A-Z index	Message Board	Contact us
Britain	Course	Life	Work	Links
English	Prepare	Personal	Travel	Ideas




< Up	Life / Entertainment / Theatre / Never Forget
Guide to the London stage musical "Never Forget"


Sections:	Introduction
	Tickets
	Main characters
	Music
	Suitability
	Take That
	Further information
	Links

INTRODUCTION

This page is a brief guide to the stage musical Never Forget. It was staged at the Savoy Theatre in London's West End.

This show closed on 15 November 2008, but embarked on a UK tour in 2009:

Dates	City	Venue	Tickets
3 – 18 April 2009	Manchester	Manchester Opera House	click here
21 April – 2 May 2009	Edinburgh	Edinburgh Playhouse	click here
5 – 9 May 2009	Glasgow	Clyde Auditorium, SECC Glasgow	click here
12 – 23 May 2009	Birmingham	Birmingham Alexandra Theatre	click here
26 - 30 May 2009	Sheffield	Sheffield Lyceum Theatre	click here
2 - 6 June 2009	Milton Keynes	Milton Keynes Theatre	click here
9 - 13 June 2009	Leicester	De Montfort Hall	click here
15 - 20 June 2009	Woking	New Victoria Theatre	click here
22 – 27 June 2009	Bristol	Bristol Hippodrome	click here
30 Jun - 4 Jul	Belfast	Grand Opera House	click here
7 – 11 July 2009	Truro	Hall for Cornwall	click here

Never Forget (DVD of the musical)
Studio: Universal Pictures Video
Date: November 2007

TICKETS

Never Forget is being performed at the Savoy Theatre. The address is Strand (next to the entrance to the Savoy Hotel), London WC2R 0ET (nearest Tube: Charing Cross; map)

Performances start times are as follows (you should arrive at the theatre 30 minutes earlier):

Day	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
Matinee	-	-	-	-	5:15	3:00	-
Evening	7:45	7:45	7:45	7:45	8:30	7:45	-

The running time (including the interval) is 2h40.

Back to top

MAIN CHARACTERS

The following are the main characters in the musical:

The members of the Take That tribute band:
Ash Sherwood: the son of the landlady of a pub in Manchester, engaged to Chloe (plays the role of Gary Barlow in the tribute band)
Jake Turner: a ladies' man from Stoke (plays the role of Robbie Williams)
Adrian Banks: a shy banker whose wife is being unfaithful (plays the role of Mark Owen)
Dirty Harry: a stripper who would like to be a professional singer and dancer (plays the role of Howard Donald)
Jose Reize: a Spanish young man who has a dominating mother (plays the role of Jason Orange)

Babs Sherwood: Ash's mother, who is suffering from financial problems
Chloe Turner: Ash's fiancée - the sister of Jake (Ash's friend)

Ron Freeman: A manager who wants to create a Take That tribute band to overcome his own financial problems
Annie Borrowman: A talent scout

The story is set in modern times in Manchester. A music manager called Ron has decided to create a Take That tribute band, and recruits five local boys. This musical follows the fortunes of the new band: will it become successful, and if so what impact will this have on its members?

MUSIC

The main songs in the musical are listed below:

Song title	Singer(s)
Could It Be Magic	Ash, Babs, Jake
Pray	Ash, Jake, Adrian, Harry, Jose, Ron & company
Take That and Party	Ash, Jake, Adrian, Harry, Jose
Babe	Ash, Jake, Adrian, Harry, Jose
It Only Takes A Minute	Company
Do What U Like	Ash & company
Back For Good	Ash, Chloe, Jake, Adrian, Harry, Jose & company
I Found Heaven	Adrian, Harry, Jake, Jose & company
Every Guy	Ash & company
Once You've Tasted Love	Annie & company
Love Ain't Here Anymore	Chloe
Relight My Fire	Ash, Chloe, Jake, Adrian, Harry, Jose & company
A Million Love Songs	Ash & Chloe
Never Forget	Ash, Chloe, Jake, Adrian, Harry, Jose, Babs, Ron & company

SUITABILITY

English: There are some slang, Manchester accents and references to British popular culture, but the story itself is simple and easy to follow.
Age: Suitable for teenagers or adults. It is especially popular with women in their mid-20's who liked Take That during their teens.
Mood: This is a feel-good musical with many comic moments. The sets are quite simple, but there is plenty of energetic dancing.
Music: There is music through most of the show. You will enjoy it if you like Take That's catchy pop songs. The musical only features songs from before the band's return in 2006.

TAKE THAT

Take That is an English pop group from Manchester. It was created by Nigel Martin Smith in 1990. Originally there were 5 members: Gary Barlow, Howard Donald, Jason Orange, Mark Owen and Robbie Williams. The band had a series of hits between 1991 and 1996, including 8 number one singles in the British charts. Robbie Williams left the band in 1995 to start a very successful solo career. In 2005 a greatest hits album called "Never Forget: The Ultimate Collection" was released, and soon afterwards four of the original band members (all except Robbie Williams) got back together and went on a successful UK tour. Take That released a new album called "Beautiful World": the first two singles from this both reached number one.

The singles released by Take That in the UK are listed below (click on the links to hear the song and watch the music video):

Song title	UK release date	Highest chart position
Do What U Like	Jul 91	82
Promises	Nov 91	38
Once You've Tasted Love	Feb 92	47
It Only Takes A Minute	Jun 92	7
I Found Heaven	Aug 92	15
A Million Love Songs	Oct 92	7
Could It Be Magic?	Dec 92	3
Why Can't I Wake Up With You?	Feb 93	2
Pray	Jul 93	1
Relight My Fire	Oct 93	1
Babe	Dec 93	1
Everything Changes	Apr 94	1
Love Ain't Here Anymore	Jul 94	3
Sure	Oct 94	1
Back For Good	Apr 95	1
Never Forget	Aug 95	1
How Deep Is Your Love	Mar 96	1
Patience	Nov 06	1
Shine	Feb 07	1
I'd Wait For Life	Jun 07	17
Rule The World	Oct 07	2

	Take That & Party : Expanded Edition (CD; originally released Sep 92) Artist: Take That Label: RCA Date: November 2006		Everything Changes : Expanded Edition (CD; originally released Oct 93) Artist: Take That Label: Sonybmg Date: November 2006
	Nobody Else: Expanded Edition (CD; originally released Aug 95) Artist: Take That Label: RCA Date: November 2006		Never Forget: The Ultimate Collection (CD; originally released 2005) see also: Girl's Night In Edition ; DVD Artist: Take That Label: RCA Date: December 2008
	Beautiful World (CD+DVD) Artist: Take That Label: Polydor Group Date: November 2006		Beautiful World (DVD, NTSC format) Artist: Take That Studio: Universal Music Operations Date: February 2008

FURTHER INFORMATION

Official website for the musical: http://www.neverforgetthemusical.com

Official Take That website: http://www.takethattv.com
Gary Barlow official website: http://www.garybarlow.com
Mark Owen official website: http://www.markowenofficial.com
Robbie Williams official website: http://www.robbiewilliams.com
Wikipedia article about Take That: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Take_That

Back to top

LINKS

British theatre: Life/Entertainment/Theatre
West End Live: Ideas/Album/West-End-Live
British pop music: Britain/Music/Pop
Manchester: Travel/Tours/England/Manchester

If you like Never Forget you may also be interested in these musicals:
Mamma Mia!: Life/Entertainment/Theatre/Mamma-Mia
We Will Rock You: [page coming soon]
Buddy: Life/Entertainment/Theatre/Buddy
Jersey Boys: Life/Entertainment/Theatre/Jersey-Boys

Home page: Home

Back to top

© UK Student Life 2002-2009

* Search this website (www.ukstudentlife.com) or the web: