Review: I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change, filmed at the London Coliseum

So... how has your January been? It's dragged on a bit hasn't it. 'Specially as we've been locked down AGAIN...!

But the good news is a) we've only got 1 day left! And b) we're not talking about how my sanity is slowly decaying (!), but a brand new review from Lambert Jackson's newest venture: the 1996 Off-Broadway musical I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change. 

Now I had heard of this musical, but NOTHING about the piece itself. Seems that Lambert Jackson are not stopping with the "let's bring something almost-unknown" trend they've been doing for the past year. But oddly enough, I've found that this show ran for 5000 performances in New York, and has had a fair few short runs in London theatres. 

I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change is half-musical, half-song cycle to me. It's made up of lots of vignettes (a posh word for segments), all centred about relationships. With different characters every time, they all focus on a different point in a relationship: whether they be awkward, funny, sweet, melancholic, or absurd. 

Good (and bad) first dates, wedding vows, being parents, being sent 🍆 pics... it's all there. 

There is at least one segment that you can refer to in this production that you'll relate to if you have EVER been in a relationship.  It can make you laugh out loud, it can make you feel heartfelt, it can make you have to scoop your jaw off the floor in how random it gets (that was my case in the Satisfaction Guaranteed scene). 

But there's good writing, and then there's performers able to bring it to life in a very human way. Lambert Jackson have bought together a very talented cast of four: Brenda Edwards, Alice Fearn (Wicked), Simon Lipkin (First Date) and Oliver Tompsett. To be able to switch between completely different characters with a completely different mood every time is NOT easy, but these four do it masterfully. 

I Love You, You're Perfect Now Change has now ended its run, but if you think this is up your alley, then you can check out the cast recording. And also keep an eye on what Lambert Jackson are doing in the coming weeks - they have also been bringing back their Leave A Light On concerts too. 

Oh and also I'll leave you with the pre-released performance of Oliver Tompsett singing Shouldn't I Be Less In Love With You. *start swooning*