The Rolling Tones, a group of all-female a cappella singers from King's College London, present their Dating Show with a difference.. The B-aca-chelorettes! 10 would-be datees are gathered in front of an audience of prospective males (us..the actual audience) and are taken through a series of questions and games from the show's two hosts, in order to find the lucky winner who will be going on a date of a lifetime! It is hugely American in both concept and execution, but can probably be likened to 'Blind Date' meets Jerry Springer! There are a couple of twists in this format however; the first and most obvious one being that this is a close harmony a cappella choir and so most of the games played are actually sung! The second twist comes later on when they decide as a group that this dating show only perpetuates male patrirchy and sexism, and they decide to be independent females.
The quality of their collective vocal talent was indeed impressive, and individually they also proved to be worthy soloists too. [The French song was by far the best and most beautiful of the concert]. However there were a few technical issues sadly. The group certainly need more practice in using hand-held microphones, whilst the beat-boxing mic was set too high during the first part of the concert. The choreography was simple and rather static for the style and youthfulness of the chorus too.
However, all-in-all, this was a high energy and enjoyable concert given by 12 talented young ladies from London.
Reviewer - Matthew Dougall
on - 23.8.22
on - 23.8.22
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