Thoroughly Modern Millie, St Philips Parochial Hall, Bridgeman Street.

Until Saturday (except Wednesday).

SURELY all any girl wants is a rich husband.

At least, that's what Millie Dilmont thinks when she arrives in New York.

For Millie is a "modern", and following the advice of the latest issue of Vogue she has decided to marry her boss.

But not everything goes to plan, particularly when she finds herself in the middle of a white slavery gang - and in love with the dashing Jimmy Smith.

The only problem is that Jimmy is broke . . . or is he?

Everything is not as it seems in this charming, fast-paced musical that brings the swing and fizz of the 1920s to life.

And with Barbara Grant's choreography skills, the speakeasies and chorus lines of the jazz age appear dazzling on stage.

The cast perform the dances with vim and sparkle, but a show would not be a show if it were only made up of fancy dance steps.

Luckily, director Graham Cohen has his actors on song musically too.

From her opening bars of Not For The Life Of Me to the heartwarming Gimme Gimme, Kate Gregory has star quality as the eponymous heroine.

Paul Kerrigan is sharp as a razor as Jimmy Smith, and with charm like that it is easy to see how Millie falls for him.

Where Kate's Millie is feisty and fearless, and Paul is dapper, Vicki Wilson's Miss Dorothy Brown is as sweet as apple pie. Together the trio cut a swathe across the production, providing a lovable heart to the action.

Even more glamour is provided by Teresa Harper as Muzzy Van Hossmere, without whom Millie would never have found her true love. And with her superb voice, Teresa is thoroughly believable as a superstar club singer.

But it is not all sweetness and light. Linda Bailey may have played the sinister Mrs Meers for occasional laughs, but she does well to also let the innate nastiness of the character shine through.

And, of course, the show would be impossible without the superb orchestra - Thoroughly Modern Millie is an all round triumph.

Kat Dibbits