Bloodbath - The Musical

The big selling point of this musical comedy slasher is its celebrity cast, which features boy band member Antony Costa and former Hollyoaks actress Ciara Janson alongside seasoned West End performers Siobhan McCarthy and Gary Amers.

The quality of the singing and indeed some of the tunes is high, which makes it all the more frustrating that the show itself leaves a lot to be desired.

Serious problems with sound balance problems could conceivably be ironed out further down the line, but other issues – such as a muddled structure and limp direction by Tony McHale, who also wrote the book and lyrics – may prove fatal.

Still, the combination of big ballads, bad jokes and pretty girls in their underwear could conceivably push this into so-bad-it's-good territory.

A version of this review first appeared in The Herald.