Clueless the Musical at Trafalgar Theatre review: powerfully sung, and actually, like, kinda fun - 4.5/5 In the ranks of musical adaptations of cult movies, this is almost as good as Legally Blonde, a

Clueless is a new musical comedy based on the Paramount Pictures classic film. The modern spin on Jane Austen’s Emma gets another timeless makeover from the original film’s writer-director alongside a majorly acclaimed creative team.

Appropriately, it arrives in London after a makeover, with all new songs from singer-songwriter KT Tunstall and lyricist Glenn Slater, channelling 1990s nostalgia. (Yes, shockingly, any show set in that decade now classes as a period piece — way harsh,

It’s 30 years since Amy Heckerling’s American high school adaptation of Emma hit cinema screens, so how better to mark that than with a move to the stage? Fresh from try-outs in Bromley last year, the musical adaptation has just opened in the West End;