It's all joyous, exciting stuff, and it argues the only real problem with the internet and technology is human beings who, unlike, say, driverless cars that share information to prevent further accidents, aren't in the business of altruistic compassion while online.
Joyous, life-affirming stuff.
But there is much to enjoy: Miss Marlene and Good Stuff get into a joyous groove; and Weather in My Head has some of the buccaneering swagger that used to keep Dan fans on their toes.
The sun was coming up and all that stuff, from what was a very sad experience it was just suddenly joyous because I could hear her talk about how she'd resolved and wrapped things up.
And I experienced joyous astonishment over a bone-in "prime rib" Milanese pork chop, coated in Pecorino-laden crumbs, stuffed with Taleggio cheese, fried golden brown, then baked and finally covered in arugula scented with truffle oil — an Italian schnitzel, spanning my plate from end to end, one of the most kingly meals I've had in years.
It's predictable stuff, but replays of New Order's peerless 'World In Motion', Fat Les's subversive 'Vindaloo' and the joyous 'Three Lions' can't help but get the heart racing.
And the choreography throughout the show is first rate: characters spinning in and out of scenes, dramatic chases stuffed with action, that take place on the spot, and an opening dance number that's joyous on so many levels.
In a cabaret world stuffed with sexy, vintage-inspired acts – a trend that seemingly will not stop until every performer is stuffed into a corset, eyebrow arched in faux amusement, audience cowering into their drinks – Jennifer Byrne and Victoria Falconer-Pritchard are a joyous reminder of how much fun seduction can be.
