“I carried a watermelon?” OK, it was a cute line, in a film that touched the heart of every teenage girl. But the over-exploitation of this Dirty Dancing catchphrase by the hen night Mecca that is the current West End musical production of the same name has reached its natural conclusion in National Watermelon Day.
If you have still have “Hungry Eyes” for the oh-so-romantic coming of age tale of Baby, the middle-class girl who falls for Johnny, a dancer from the wrong side of the tracks, while staying with her family at a holiday camp, all you need do is turn up at the Aldwych Theatre by 10am on 4 August, yes, you guessed it, carrying a watermelon. The first 20 comers will win a free pair of tickets to the show that evening.
Then you too can croon, “(I’ve Had) The Time of My Life”. Or not, as the case may be…
Oh, and the national event is apparently designed to raise awareness of the extensive health benefits of watermelons, a "superfood" packed with anti-oxidants. So not to raise publicity for the musical or anything...
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