When I first heard about the show, I expected it to be a serious play exploring the differences between society in the 1930s. But it’s a musical, performed by a talented cast with super-strong voices. The songs come thick and fast, they’re catchy and much of the music is performed by the on-stage cast. The story is told through three families who live in the same tower block facing the same challenges: rising rents and financial pressures. One family comprises an alcoholic mother and a son who gets involved with the blackshirts. Another is a black woman who works in...