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Planning to see some blockbuster London musical theatre show? Get ready to catch the evergreen romcom London show, Mamma Mia! The hugely loved London musical is running with packed houses at the magnificent Novello Theatre! The chartbusting hit ABBA musical made its debut more than a decade and a half back and is still running with packed houses. The show is known for its feel-good factor that it is still delivering to its audience since its inception.

The London premiere of ABBA’s Mamma Mia was done almost 19 years ago at the at the Prince of Wales Theatre in 1999, Mamma Mia! The show is currently running at the Novello Theatre and entertaining theatre lovers successfully.

The popular show, Mamma Mia is penned by by Catherine Johnson and is set against the picturesque backdrop of Greek island. The hilarious and heartwarming story of a young woman, Sophie who is about to get married and her single mother Donna is simply heart touching and full of fun, music, dance and lots of great moments. On the eve of her wedding, the show depicts how they re-live their past events.

The story of Mamma Mia is set in sun-soaked Greece and Sophie is busy in her pre-wedding preparations with Sky. Her mother Donna is also busy preparing her guest house for the wedding. However, Sophie is thinking about something else. She wants to know the identity of her real father and her going through her month’s diary, she invited three possible suspects from Donna’s past. All of three men from her mother’s past arrive on her wedding eve and also the fun begins. The show features some great musical numbers such as Does Your Mother Know, Dancing Queen, Money Money Money, Take A Chance On Me, Super Trouper, The Winner Takes It All and, of course, the title song Mamma Mia!.

Under the superb direction of Phyllida Lloyd, known for The Prime Of Miss Jean Brodie at the National Theatre, the show is a must watch. The spectacular production of Judy Craymer and Richard East makes the show a memorable musical journey.

The hugely successful show has a musical version released in 2008 featuring Amanda Seyfried, Meryl Streep, Pierce Brosnan, Colin Firth, Stellan Skarsgard and Julie Walters. The movie was written, directed and produced by the same creative team.