BAT OUT OF HELL | A review of the 2025 UK Tour

Hello hello, you lovely lot and welcome to the 1st Flower Theatre Video of 2025!
Today I will be sharing with you all my thoughts and feelings on the 2025 UK tour of Bat Out Of Hell, The Musical.
I'll share with you the history of the show as well as my highlights and lowlights.
ENJOY!
Also, yes, my microphones still crackle in places. It is a wiring issue, and I am working to fix it.
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[@MairiArmstrong-k1k]

I saw this in Edinburgh. Agree with all your points. I hated the story, hated the mics, hated the camera filming. But I LOVED the songs and the singing performances.

[@Flower.Theatre]

@@MairiArmstrong-k1k the music was amazing!

[@jamiemark2055]

Also saw for the first time at the King's, Portsmouth on Friday 17/1/25. Went with my dad, we're both huge Meatloaf fans. Agree that the lack of a story was a problem, but forgivable given the talent of the cast. I think the plot was a valid way to string the selection of songs together. We walked away a bit baffled by the (lack of) story, but agreed it was definitely worth going to see and we'd go again! Side note: the camera concept worked fairly well for me, it felt like a proper 70s music video. It was overused though, it should have been for just a couple of numbers

[@Flower.Theatre]

I'm glad you enjoyed it. That's an interesting take on the camera man as well. I hadn't considered that this was maybe the vibe they were going for with it

[@alisonedward3114]

Camerman looked like he'd been backstage and got lost - genius

[@CulturePhilter]

I grew up listening the Meat Loaf’s album as my mum and Step dad really liked it and had it on a fair bit. But I never knew the album was based on an existing musical. I just assumed it was its own concept album.

[@Flower.Theatre]

@@CulturePhilter i found the history of the show really interesting as I thought it was an album first too, then turned into a musical

[@wrathsqueen]

I saw this today and…. Like yourself came out of the show with more questions than answers. I went into this as a massive Meatloaf/Jim Steinman fan and knew all the music which I definitely think was helpful because if I was relying on story telling alone I feel I’d have been even more confused. I didn’t like the handheld mics, definitely felt like a hindrance. I also didn’t appreciate the live camera feed- so many of the angles meant we got the side or back of the performers forcing us to watch a the unclear screen. As an audience member I thought why am I here? They’re not playing to me but to the camera. The only time I thought it was used to any kind of effect was during Paradise by the Dashboard Light. I think the tour had a lot of changes made to the original production. I came out of the theatre and was reading up on what the actual plot is meant to be and I was like ooooh that makes more sense now. I feel like context was needed

[@Flower.Theatre]

@wrathsqueen so brilliant to hear your perspective. I have heard that the new tour isn't at all similar to the show that was such a big hit on the westend. Which is a shame, because musically I loved it 🤣

[@azophia8594]

The story sounds really cut. Strat and tink kiss?? They didn’t before? Falco gets a scar in the first act, there was also a newspaper detailing why Strat and Falco didn’t like each other. (He was going to always destroy the deep end) Tink also died and there is a scene (I think it’s cut now) between Strat and Zahara which did draw a line between having Zahara work there and Getting Strat back to see her after the gap at Tinks grave. Andrew played Strat a bit differently too. Oh the bike came apart… guess that’s gone too? 😢 I’ll probably like it, being that middle aged house wife type lol 😂 I love the music and will see it for that alone

[@Flower.Theatre]

@azophia8594 I've since heard Glenn talking about the show and he says they've styled ig like the Australian production so it's more "concert like" which could explain cut story and whyI was lost

[@azophia8594]

@ I might then have to explain it when i take my friend to see it. Even last tour another friend was asking questions… I had to fill them in. Lol 😂