Riverside Studios, London
The beloved country star appears like a fairy godmother to deliver life lessons in song to a stricken fan, but this production could do with a lift

Kevin is on the wrong side of 40 when he finds himself living back with his parents over the Covid pandemic, in an attic bedroom with images of Dolly Parton emblazoned across it. Crashing to a low after breaking up with his boyfriend, Kevin asks himself: ­ “What would Dolly do?”

That question sets off this bizarre musical comedy as Dolly bursts out of a poster and into Kevin’s bedroom to sing her way through her greatest hits while advising Kevin on how to get his life back on track, in her sunny Tennessee twang.