The only way to free yourself... let him go
It doesn't mean you love him less... let him go
To hold on to a fantasy will hurt you in the end,
Let him go... and gain a closer friend.

I don't say it's easy though, If you want to let him know
How much you really love him
Let him go...

Its-happening.biz

...an energetic and lively score...

...beautifully scored and touching...

...all the elements of what makes for a great musical and may well be seen in future years as the UK version of Hairspray...

Theatre Monkey.com

...incredibly strong songs...
...Promising yet another
new direction for the Stiles and Drewe,
there is plenty to look forward to...

The Stage

...it's clear Stiles and Drewe have plenty more to offer the world of musical theatre...

MusicalCriticism.com

...the musical has huge potential...

Amazon

...A Musical Treat...
...Fantastic...

MusicOHM

...Wishing For the Normal has a calm subtle air,
with hints of both folk and pop in its melody,
whilst the comic I’m So Over Men is presented as a musical extravaganza...

 

Mark Shenton, The Stage

...SOHO CINDERS is packed with the best songs Stiles & Drewe have yet written, driving character, plot & wit in perfect harmony (in every sense)...

This showcase concert – wittily and fluidly staged by Jonathan Butterrell with ace choreography by Drew McOnie - fielded the best cast imaginable!" -

 

Stephen Fry, October 2011

I, in common with the entire audience, rose to my feet and cheered and cheered until I was hoarse...

A gay London recreation of Cinderella could sound like the campiest, cheesiest idea ever to flow from the mind of a superannuated Old Compton Street queen. What is so remarkable about the Stiles and Drewe Soho Cinders is its true warmth, the rapier sharp accuracy of its political and social satire and the unforced ease with which it turns pantomime cliché into truly contemporary, accessible musical theatre that is as funny as it is emotionally involving.

Anthony Drewe's lyrics, as he showed so masterfully in Betty Blue Eyes, are as able to stay simple, clean, direct and honest when necessary as they are capable of reaching rare heights of verbal brilliancy and exquisitely ingenious rhyming and patterning. You can say this of precious few British lyricists. It is a line from Coward back to Gilbert and such true talent is rare and to be celebrated. The lyrics service and are serviced by an outstanding George Stiles score that is instantly compelling: joyfully catchy anthemic tunes, lush, passionate melodies and heart-stopping ballads seem effortlessly to flow from him. sex scandals, student dreams, internet chat, sex workers and family tyranny all come together in an utterly believable and heart-stoppingly romantic drama containing, incidentally, some of the sharpest and wittiest one-liners you will hear anywhere.

Never a dull moment, never a false note, never time to look at your watch or think of the bar or the tube home. I, in common with the entire audience the night of the Queen's Theatre charity performance, rose to my feet and cheered and cheered until I was hoarse.