Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story - Darlington Hippodrome

Review: The Buddy Holly Story at Darlington Hippodrome

The Buddy Holly Story | 17 March 2026 Invited Press Night | Review by Robyn Watson Rocking and Rolling into Darlington’s Hippodrome week is The Buddy Holly Story. Expect drama, passion and excitement as this show takes its week-long spot in the Hippodrome. As expected, it tells the tragic tale of Buddy’s life celebrating his many achievements to music in the very short time he was able to grace our ears. From Texas Rockabilly beginnings to wanti…

Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story - Darlington Hippodrome

Writer: Alan Janes   Director: Matt Salisbury  These days it seems that every other show that crops up is a jukebox musical (i.e. a show with a narrative and featuring the repertoire of a particular musical act). With MJ the Musical being one of the more recent ones, and Mamma Mia! definitely being one of the most famous ones, it’s interesting to see one [...] The post Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story – Darlington Hippodrome appeared first on The Re…