Wild About You

Wild About You is a musical at the Charing Cross Theatre in London, following a young man who discovers letters from the mother he was told had left him. Its score draws on folk, pop, country-pop and soul.

Wild About You opens on the day of a high school graduation party. Billy, uneasy about what lies ahead, comes across a trunk of letters from his late mother, a woman he had been told had abandoned him as a child. The find sends Billy and his closest friend, Scoot, looking into his past and into the woman he never knew, who may hold the key to where he fits in the world.

The songwriting pays homage to the lyrical world of Joni Mitchell and Carole King, with melodies and harmonies that echo the artists who followed them. The songs mix nouveau-folk, pop, country-pop and soul, and are written to carry the story. The cast forms an ensemble of characters from many different walks of life, so that each member of the audience can find a point of connection.

The show centres on questions of direction, personal journey and fulfilment, and its tunes are the kind that audiences hum long after the performance. The production is staged at the Charing Cross Theatre, which sits at The Arches on Villiers Street.