Joseph

Portsmouth Players are running Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat at the Theatre Royal, with the run going until Sunday 1 November. It's a well-known one, music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyrics by Tim Rice, and it's the final production of the company's centenary year.

The story is the biblical one: Joseph, the youngest of twelve brothers, has a gift for interpreting dreams that sets him apart from the rest. His father gives him a coat of many colours, which only fuels his brothers' jealousy and leads to the events that follow. It's a show that relies on a few big, recognisable songs and a lot of colour on stage, and it's being put on by the Portsmouth Players, who've spent the last year celebrating a century of putting on shows in the city. They've billed this one as a joyful tribute to that hundred years of theatrical excellence.

Archie Mac takes the title role of Joseph, and the role of Narrator is shared between Emily Horner and Kayleigh Pendry. Jo Alldridge directed the production, with choreography by Megan Dickson. The staging is noted for its colour and energy, and the show closes the company's centenary year in a technicolour explosion of joy. It's a family-friendly one, and if you've seen it before, you'll know the songs that carry the story.

It's running at the Theatre Royal until Sunday 1 November, so you've got a few more chances to catch it before the run ends.