Voice of Tomorrow

There seems to be a glut of talent shows around at the moment. We've had X-Factor, American Idol has just finished and Britain's Got Talent is currently on our screens and in our papers - you can't fail to miss it.

Last night I went to the Bloomsbury Theatre to see The Voice of Tomorrow. ttp://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1260

Brainchild of Artisic Director Russell Scott, this is a similar X-Factor style evening of entertainment where the audience even get to vote via keypads.

Three judges including Claire Sweeney gave their thoughts after each group of three contestants and at the end of the evening the audience voted. The promised sing-off didn't happen; no doubt there have been some behind-the-scenes shenanigans which have meant a change in format but I feel we really missed out on that aspect and we were left feeling a little cheated on that score.

The same show will be on tonight and the final on Saturday.

I have to say the contestants were all very good and most have already had some sort of musical training but the outstanding star of the night goes by the name of Cerys Hine who is already a very polished, mature and utterly watchable performer.

This is a show designed to find our west-end stars of the future rather than a pop extravaganza and the prizes include a sign-up with a top west-end agency, a scholarship place for the Music Theatre course at the Royal Academy of Music and a recording opportunity.

Whoever wins, as in the TV programmes, it gives the contestants an opportunity to showcase their talents in front of movers and shakers in the industry and there were some wonderful performances to give some current west-end performers cause for concern.

Hopefully the technical issues and pregnant pauses between tracks will be ironed out by tonight and the show itself will present as more professional to match that of the artists.

For anyone reading who fancies there chances, should it happen again, go to http://www.voiceoftomorrow.com/ for more information