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In a non-stop bout of song and dance, Michael Ball and Rebecca LaChance slug it out with not a dull moment

Michael Ball and Rebecca LaChance in Mack and Mabel

Mack and Mabel; By Jerry Herman and Michael Stewart; Bord Gaís Energy Theatre, Dublin

‘My auntie thinks she heard about them” was how the woman in front described Mack and Mabel to her friend before curtain-up. This 1974 Broadway musical by Jerry Herman did not – unlike his Hello Dolly – achieve first-rank status, but a good show with modern production values doesn’t have to be a heavyweight to succeed, and this one ...