We all suffer in some way.” Muriel’s suffering is considerably eased when she bumps into her old schoolmate, the hilarious, blunt and sexually liberated Rhonda, on an island holiday.

Featuring a book by the film’s writer and director PJ Hogan, the show has music and lyrics by Kate Miller-Heidke and Keir Nuttall, as well as additional songs by ABBA’s Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus, ...