Finally, I have managed to cross ‘Watch Back to the Future: The Musical’ off my to do list. There have been a couple of failed attempts and I’ve been worried that the universe didn’t want me to see it, but I’ve thwarted the universe and seen the brilliance of this show.

I went in with trepidation, of course I did. When they announced there was going to be a BTTF musical, I was skeptical. Even under the watchful guise of Bob Gale, do we really need to keep messing with absolute classics? I love a musical, but not every film needs to have a stage version made of it. And of course, anything that affects a huge favourite in your life is going to increase the risk of not liking it.

Because of the failed attempts to get to a viewing, I gave in and listened to the cast recording before seeing the full show, something I wouldn’t normally do. But I’m glad I did because it was a) brilliant and b) a relief. It also helped because I found some of the vocals in the show a bit muddy but I knew the lyrics from having previously listened once or twice (or a few times).

That is the only negative I have to report, an occasional inability to decipher the words, otherwise it was an absolute blast. The cast were brilliant, the songs a lot of fun and the set really clever. The things they can do with a DeLorean! It can be difficult to make a stationary car on stage have the effect of racing away, and we all know this car needs to go 88mph, but they did a really good job.

And I loved the story - they’ve made tweaks to the original film, some pretty innocuous like George just falling out of a tree and not getting hit by a car, and some more fundamental like taking away the terrorist aspect from the Twin Pines Mall piece. They were cleverly, and sensitively, done though, so I had no complaints about the changes. And there was so much that was familiar, catchphrases, scripts, set-pieces, it was wonderful.

There was a lot of comedy, too, potentially more than the film. Out and out funny moments, a lot of physical comedy, and Doc Brown being more humorous than eccentric, and with his own really moving moments. I was sad when the curtain came down at the end, but have since been wearing out my headphones listening to the album, and already planning a return visit. If you get the chance, definitely see this show - if you put your mind to it, you can accomplish anything!