Abba fun is the Name of the Game
PLYMOUTH'S Abba fans decided to Take A Chance on good weather to watch the feelgood film Mamma Mia on the city centre Big Screen.
Without spending any Money Money Money, around 1,000 people settled down to sing along.
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SUMMER NIGHT CITY: Above, left and right, some of the crowd at the Big Screen
Many said Thank You For the Music to Plymouth City Council and the Plymouth City Centre Company who hosted the musical as part of the Plymouth Summer Festival
Joanne Piper, 40, from Barne Barton, said: "It's a shame this sort of thing isn't done more often. It's just so nice. We couldn't believe how many people were here."
Lucy Tanner, aged 17, from Greenbank said: "We've loved it and it's been a right laugh."
Keith Killone, 43, from Stoke, said: "It's the best thing that's ever been put on for the people of Plymouth."
Zoe Lambourne, aged 42, from Stoke said: "There's far more people here than there was during the whole of Wimbledon, even though there's not a bar.
"My friend told me about this and dragged us all out of the pub.
"We've all been having a good dance."
Susie Foster, crossed over from Saltash to visit the city centre, after reading about the film in The Herald.
She said: "We watched it last night to remind ourselves of the songs, because we wanted to sing along."
Andy McPherson, aged 33, from Mannamead, brought along his two children and said The Name of the Game was to have "a great time."
He said: "It's created almost a festival atmosphere here. We'd like to see more stuff like this in the city."
Comments
by Ella, Plymouth
Monday, August 10 2009, 3:01PM
“Iwent along and i tohught it was a right laugh there were children out the front dancing and i think we should do more of that because its certain that alot of pepole will come along!”