Reflecting on our 2025/26 UK tour with pics from our travels, and some rather lovely press quotes from the second leg of the tour! Thanks for the memories to our amazing cast, crew, and of course, our incredible audiences. You guys and girls definitely rock!
‘RAW, LIVE-WIRE ENERGY… THE ENDURING POWER OF HIS MUSIC – AND HIS ASTONISHING INFLUENCE ON EVERYTHING THAT FOLLOWED – IS BROUGHT THRILLINGLY TO LIFE IN BUDDY… LIKE A HANDFUL OF TRULY ICONIC SHOWS, IT HAS COMFORTABLY PASSED THE TEST OF TIME. IN BATH, THE SHOW FEELS AS FRESH AND EXHILARATING AS EVER’
– JOHN BAKER, SWINDON ADVERTISER
‘SENSATIONAL… THIS SHOW IS UPLIFTING, CELEBRATORY AND HIGH-ENERGY. I LEFT THE THEATRE WITH A GREAT BIG SMILE ON MY FACE. TRY NOT TO MISS IT!’
– MARGARET COUPE, BUXTON ADVERTISER
‘WHAT A FABULOUS NIGHT… A FIVE-STAR PRODUCTION BY A FIVE-STAR CAST’
– DAWN BENNETT, FAIRY POWERED PRODUCTIONS (HULL)
‘RECREATING THE RAW ENERGY AND EXCITEMENT OF A MUSICAL REVOLUTION… AN AUTHENTICITY AND DRIVE THAT FEELS THRILLINGLY IMMEDIATE… GUARANTEED TO LEAVE YOU SMILING, TOE-TAPPING AND HUMMING THE SONGS… BUDDY PROVES THAT THE SPIRIT OF ROCK ’N’ ROLL IS VERY MUCH ALIVE’
– GLOBALMOUSE TRAVELS
‘THE AUDIENCE RESPONDED… REQUIRING NO EXTRA ENCOURAGEMENT AT THE END, RISING UNSOLICITED TO DEMAND ENCORES’
– THE FINE TIMES RECORDER
‘MUSICALLY IRRESISTIBLE… LONG BEFORE THE THEATRE‑WIDE STANDING OVATION, SEATS WERE BUMPING AND JUMPING WITH PERSISTENT FOOT‑TAPPING’
– CLAIRE PARSONS, ARTS HUB UK
‘MY GOODNESS, THE SONGS ARE PLAYED WELL… A PRODIGIOUSLY TALENTED ENSEMBLE… ON THE STRENGTH OF TONIGHT’S ENTHUSIASTIC AND INCREASINGLY VOCAL AUDIENCE… HOLLY’S INFLUENCE AND POPULARITY SHOWS NO SIGN OF DIMINISHING… HELPING TO BRING THESE TIMELESS CLASSICS TO A NEW AND YOUNGER DEMOGRAPHIC’
– TONY CLARKE, STAGE TALK MAGAZINE
‘A HUGE PARTY ATMOSPHERE… THE JOY IS INFECTIOUS’
– BETHAN ENGLAND, GET THE CHANCE
‘A BOLT OF PURE, UNADULTERATED ROCK ‘N’ ROLL ENERGY… LEAVES AUDIENCES SMILING LONG AFTER THE CURTAIN FALLS’
– HAYLEY CLAPPERTON, GRAPEVINE
‘INSANELY TALENTED CAST… SUCH HIGH ENERGY’
– ROBYN WATSON, IN NEWCASTLE
‘THE SHOW DOESN’T LET GO. IT BUILDS AND BUILDS… UNTIL IT LANDS IN A FULL-BLOWN, FEET-STAMPING CRESCENDO… THESE AREN’T PERFORMERS HIDING BEHIND BACKING TRACKS OR CHOREOGRAPHY. THEY’RE MUSICIANS IN THE TRUEST SENSE, PLAYING LIVE, OWNING THE STAGE, AND BRINGING A RAW, INFECTIOUS ENERGY THAT MAKES EVERYTHING FEEL IMMEDIATE AND REAL… IT FEELS LESS LIKE BEING TOLD A STORY AND MORE LIKE BEING SWEPT UP IN A MOMENT — THE RISE OF SOMETHING EXCITING, REBELLIOUS, AND JOYFUL’
– LOVE BELFAST
Mine’s a pepperoni please! Our two Buddys, Joe Sterling (L) and AJ Jenks
‘THE ENTIRE ENSEMBLE IS A JOY TO WATCH… AN ENERGETIC AND FUN MUSICAL THAT WILL APPEAL TO ALL AGES’
– WHAT’S GOOD TO DO (PLYMOUTH)
‘AS VIBRANT AND ENERGETIC AS IT ALWAYS WAS… A BRILLIANT WAY TO SPEND AN EVENING!’
– ROBERT ILES, UK THEATRE WEB
Our fantastic female company members, Marta, Lucie, and Laura-Dene
‘THE CAST IN THIS SHOW ARE TRULY ELECTRIC’
– JACQUI RADFORD, FAIRY POWERED PRODUCTIONS (CHELTENHAM)
‘THIS FEEL-GOOD SHOW WILL BRIGHTEN UP THE CHILLIEST OF EVENINGS’
– ALISON JONES, WRITEBASE
‘INFECTIOUS FROM START TO FINISH’
– JACKIE FOOTTIT, NORTH WEST END UK (HULL)
The tour saw the fabulous Miguel Angel celebrate over 2000 unbelievable Buddy performances!
‘A FULL CAST OF UBER-TALENTED ACTOR-MUSICIANS… THE AUDIENCE RESPOND BY SWAYING, HEAD BOBBING, SINGING ALONG IN THEIR SEATS, OR JUMPING OUT OF THEM TO HAVE A BOOGIE’
– INDIA FARNHAM, THE BATH MAGAZINE
‘THIS BAND CAN REALLY PLAY… BRINGS THE HOUSE TO A STANDING OVATION’
– RAY CASEY, NORTH EAST BYLINES
Windsor Castle
‘CARRIES AN INFECTIOUS ENERGY… IT IS EASY TO SEE WHY THIS SHOW IS STILL SO LOVED’
– DANIEL MARSHALL, SONGS BEHIND THE MUSIC
‘IT’S A RIP ROARING, ROCK AROUND’
– SUFFOLK ON STAGE
‘YOU SHOULD GO AND SEE THIS ONE. IT’S A LIVELY, LOVABLE SHOW’
– STEVE CRABTREE, YORKSHIRE MAGAZINE
‘SOME OF THE MOST TALENTED PEOPLE THAT I’VE EVER SEEN TO GRACE A STAGE’
– THE ENGLISH EVERYGIRL
‘A WHIRLWIND OF TOE-TAPPING HITS THAT HAD THE ENTIRE AUDIENCE DANCING ALONG… AS FRESH AND FUN AS IT WAS BACK IN ‘89… DELIVERS UNPARALLELED LEVELS OF NOSTALGIC ENTERTAINMENT THAT WILL DELIVER BIG SMILES AND DANCING FEET TO AUDIENCE MEMBERS OF ALL AGES. RAVE ON!’
– MARK CLEGG, THE REVIEWS HUB
‘AN ELECTRIC, JOY‑FILLED NIGHT AT THE THEATRE… CAPTURES THE SPIRIT OF ROCK ’N’ ROLL WITH ABSOLUTE AUTHENTICITY. BY THE END, THE ENTIRE AUDITORIUM WAS ON ITS FEET, SWEPT UP IN THE IRRESISTIBLE RHYTHM OF THE FINAL NUMBERS… PACKED WITH THE KIND OF ENERGY THAT STAYS WITH YOU LONG AFTER THE FINAL CHORD RINGS OUT’
– KATHERINE PEACH, VIEW MAGS.CO.UK
