This jukebox musical has one of the most talented casts ever to perform in the West End and our former Nailsea School student Hope Kenna is part of this terrific company.

Hope who plays a student working part-time in a record shop in Weston-super-Mare (her home town) sings, dances, acts, romances and in a comedic moment mimics an American accent in Just For One Day.

She is on stage the whole time.

Just For One Day - The Live Aid Musical is a new musical that tells the story of the iconic 1985 Live Aid concerts.

If only Hope had been wearing a T-shirt saying ‘educated in Nailsea’ the town where she also took dance lessons we would really be on the map.

Recently transferred to the West End following a short run in snow-bound Toronto, Canada, and several weeks at the Old Vic it is now playing at the lovely Shaftsbury Theatre and hopefully it will go on tour and come to Bristol Hippodrome.

I went with husband Rob at the beginning of June and we weren’t sure what to expect and if being totally honest I was slightly cynical about the one-off, one white man miracle to feed the starving of Africa.

However, this show sweeps nothing under the carpet and confronts all the issues both political, cultural and charitable and I left thinking if only Gaza had a Bob Geldolf and not Donald Trump trying to feed the misplaced and hungry.

Ethiopia’s ‘hell on earth’ famine of biblical proportions has Bob saying, ‘pop stars can’t eliminate poverty’ and denying he ever said ‘give us ya f-ing money’ in exactly those words.

If you’ve ever been on the fence about the man himself, this show will change your mind – expletives and all.

We follow Bob’s journey from his rise to fame with The Boomtown Rats, and the formation of charity supergroup Band Aid to the historic Live Aid concert of 1985 prompted by then wife Paula sticking a brown envelope on their fridge asking for £5 donations and memories of his dad telling him about the Irish potato famine.

The show moves timelessly thanks to the dynamic staging, seamless character shifts and, most of all, music. It is all about the music.

All the hits from the time plus a Mrs T and Mr G rap.

We wonder if the younger element in the audience got the throw-away line in a mock reprimand by the Iron Lady all suited and coiffured shouting a ‘no milk for you tonight’?

Rob said: “An enjoyable and thought-provoking evening.

“The acting, dancing, music, script and choreography were all top-notch.”

There are (as well as Hope as young Suzanne and her grown-up self played by Melissa Jacques) many notable standout performances from Craige Els as Saint Bob, Julie Atherton as PM Margaret Thatcher, Tim Mahendran as concert promoter Harvey Goldsmith and aid worker Amara, played by Abiona Omonua.

Rob added: “Craige Els as Bob Geldof gave us great renditions of I Don’t Like Mondays and Rat Trap.

“Julie Atherton a hilarious interpretation of the Ray Davies classic Stop Your Sobbing and Tim Mahendran as Harvey Goldsmith a rousing version of Pinball Wizard.

“The company joined forces to raise the roof with We Are The Champions and Heroes but for me the highlight was Blowing In The Wind sung by Rhianne-Louise McCaulsky, as Amara.

“The sound was awesome with bass, drums and guitars beautifully mixed and the voices, both solo and company, coming over crystal clear.

“Looking through the tracklist and the line-up of artists I had forgotten how male dominated the 1985 concert was.

“Hopefully the next Live Aid will have a better gender balance.”