London 2012 closing ceremony - review | Michael Billington
The stage masters turned what might have been orthodox Olympic rituals into a blast of theatrical vitalityHow do you review an Olympics closing ceremony? I'm not sure you can, especially when it is a mix of pageant, pop-concert, street-party and presentation ceremony. Unlike Danny Boyle's opening ceremony, Kim Gavin's closing one had no hidden narrative but simply amounted to a kaleidoscopic spectacle based on what G…