Titanique | Short Review

Cindy Marcolina
Thursday, January 9, 2025

Zeitgeist-y Celine Dion jukebox musical is 100 minutes of sheer camp glory

(images credit: Mark Senior)
(images credit: Mark Senior)

Part blockbuster parody, part pop culture romp – it is, as the kids say, ‘the moment’. In essence, it’s an extended Saturday Night Live sketch, 100 minutes of sheer camp glory, an irreverent gay extravaganza for the chronically online, totally absurd and enjoyable. It undeniably captures a certain kind of zeitgeist. Ultimately, Titanique is a curiosity, a joyous night out with no strings attached. It’s an invigorating, weird show that will warm you up in the depths of winter. Switch off your brain and enjoy this proudly apocryphal retelling!

Titanique at the Criterion Theatre runs until 30 March 2025 – for more information and tickets, visit london.titaniquemusical.com

You can read our full review in the February issue of Musicals magazine out 31 January – subscribe today!

PRODUCTIONS CREDITS

Titanique by Marla Mindelle, Constantine Rousouli, Tye Blue

Criterion Theatre, 8 January 2025

Cast Darren Bennett, Lauren Drew, Jordan Luke Gage, Stephen Guarino, Rob Houchen, Kat Ronney, Charlotte Wakefield, Layton Williams

Direction Tye Blue