Were the Sixties a more innocent time? On the surface of it, you might think so as this story begins: a young man, Otis Williams, gets into a touch of trouble with the law, then decides instead that, not only will he go straight, but that music is going to be his life. Thus begins the story of the Temptations, the band that Billboard magazine recently named the #1 R&B band of all time. Thereafter, Ain't Too Proud takes you on a rollercoaster ride of struggles and triumphs, disasters and tragedies via a songbook that everyone is going to know: My Girl, Since I Lost my Baby, If You Don't Know Me By Now, I'm Gonna Make You Love Me, Just My Imagination, Papa was a Rollin' Stone, Get Ready, What Becomes of the Brokenhearted.see what I mean? And this is what this show is all about. These are great big songs and the performers more than do them justice – it's a big cast, too, full of not just great singers, but great movers too. "Moves" were key as Oti
Generally though people will enjoy the show - particularly aficionados - though with the limited staging, at times slightly strange costume changes and quirky choice of songs.