London’s West End musical “The Bodyguard” will be staged at Shenzhen Poly Theater for six consecutive nights.

“The Bodyguard” is a 2012 stage musical written by Alexander Dinelaris, based on the 1992 film “The Bodyguard,” with the score featuring songs recorded by Whitney Houston including “One Moment in Time,” “I Wanna Dance With Somebody” and her cover version of Dolly Parton’s “I Will Always Love You.”

The West End performance of “The Bodyguard” has received generally positive reviews from critics. Time Out said: “There is surely an excruciatingly tacky musical adaptation of the Whitney Houston-starring romantic thriller ‘The Bodyguard’ to be made. But this is not it.” The Daily Telegraph echoed and praised the director’s work (Thea Sharrock), saying “Her production, spectacularly and ingeniously designed by Tim Hatley, is far more enjoyable than the movie.”

The Times described it as giving “throbbing new life to that thin story, half gig, half thriller.” Best of Theater commented on the stage adaptation saying “There is no denying that these songs really are some of the most energetic and catchy pop songs ever written and they have been cleverly woven into the narrative of the musical,” and London Theater praised the overall production despite the character and stories stating “Thea Sharrock’s production is incredibly slick in terms of the design and functionality, and the singing and songs are great.”

There were also some negative critics including The Guardian, who said that the musical was “one more example of the necrophiliac musical morbidly attracted to a cinematic corpse.”

Time: 8 p.m., Sept. 27-Oct. 2 (Sept. 30-Oct. 1 also at 3 p.m.)

Tickets: 180-880 yuan

Venue: Shenzhen Poly Theater, intersection of Wenxin Road 5 and Houhaibin Road, Nanshan District (南山区后海滨路与文心五路交界处深圳保利剧院)

Metro: Line 2 or 11, Houhai Station (后海站), Exit E(SD News)