AS music fans mark the second anniversary of Michael Jackson’s death this week this timely celebration of his work reaffirms just why he is hailed as the King of Pop.

It is also the closest we are ever likely to get to experiencing one of his shows with its breathtaking energy and pulsating sound, which swept the audience along for more than two hours of unadulterated fun.

Returning after two sell-out Mayflower runs in 2009, the latest production is tighter, slicker and more exhilarating than ever before and the excitement, exuberance and enthusiasm of the phenomenal multi-talented cast is utterly infectious.

By not getting bogged down by a story book with set songs, or meandering into the murky mystery of Jackson’s life and death, this concert-style show has room to live.

Dazzling choreography by Gary Lloyd and dancers who pour every last ounce of energy into the performance, a superb on-stage band – mostly concealed by a set on which video footage and other iconic visuals are projected – and stunning costumes that so vividly recreate the styles of each musical era, all combine to blow us away.

But it is the diverse, combined vocals of boys, men and women, that truly remind us of the legendary entertainer’s exceptional vocal range, from the early Motown days of the Jackson 5 with chart-topping ABC , I Want You Back and I’ll Be There, through to the disco, pop, rock and R&B and the albums Off the Wall, Thriller and Bad.

An evening of non-stop hits from Blame It On The Boogie to Can You Feel It, Rock With You, Jam, Man in the Mirror, Beat It, Billie Jean, this is show not to be missed.