All of this is an excuse for the stars to perform, with varying degrees of skill, the greatest hits of Abba, some of which, regrettably, do not survive the disfigurement.

NEWYORKER: Mamma Mia!

"But there is widespread recognition that, with Welsh government funding expected to end in 2013, those credit unions which survive are likely to contract (in some cases quite considerably) while a small number of credit unions are likely to close, " the report says.

BBC: Credit unions 'could close if funding withdrawn'