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Post by BurlyBeaR on Dec 7, 2019 14:57:42 GMT
Anyone been yet?,
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Post by TallPaul on Dec 7, 2019 15:06:08 GMT
Steady on, BB! It was the public dress rehearsal last night, and first preview tonight. Anyway, have you got your train travel sorted? Some of those stopping services take over 90 minutes to travel 30 miles. 😉
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Post by princeton on Dec 7, 2019 15:09:48 GMT
I think the first performance is tonight.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Dec 7, 2019 15:12:12 GMT
Steady on, BB! It was the public dress rehearsal last night, and first preview tonight. Anyway, have you got your train travel sorted? Some of those stopping services take over 90 minutes to travel 30 miles. 😉 Well remembered TallPaul are you one of those people who memorises train times? Looks like it will have to be the 22:47 which actually takes a mere 88 mins to travel 30 miles. Those two minutes will make all the difference!
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Dec 7, 2019 18:57:39 GMT
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Post by mrbarnaby on Dec 7, 2019 23:08:10 GMT
He doesn’t look like he’s interested in Dolls..
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Post by Someone in a tree on Dec 8, 2019 8:29:04 GMT
It's really not the best picture.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Dec 8, 2019 9:05:35 GMT
Looks like he’s borrowed someone else’s hat.
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Post by musicalfloozie on Dec 8, 2019 9:06:58 GMT
I'm going tomorrow evening. It doesn't feel like Christmas till I've done the Crucible Christmas show!
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Post by learfan on Dec 8, 2019 9:27:54 GMT
It's really not the best picture. Awful pic
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Post by Someone in a tree on Dec 8, 2019 10:43:31 GMT
Looks like he’s borrowed someone else’s hat. Does anyone still wear a hat?
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Post by TallPaul on Dec 9, 2019 17:24:40 GMT
I'll tell you what, BurlyBeaR, the lower foyer of the world-famous Crucible Theatre is *the* place to sit from about 5.00pm on show nights. It almost makes a 90 minute train journey burlybearable! All the cast, wearing a selection of loose fitting leisurewear, come and buy their tea from the cafe. And Bob Hastie is wearing a linen shirt...in December. He hasn't even paired it with a sweater!
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Dec 9, 2019 20:52:41 GMT
I’m more than familiar with the facilities at the Crucible thank you TallPaul and can vouch for the iced bakewell traybake from said cafe. Some will remember when that area was the Cues shop, not selling snooker cues but a selection of giftables, books, Nicky-Nacky-Noos, greetings cards, and other oddments. It was always worth a browse.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Dec 9, 2019 22:51:16 GMT
Second preview. I thought this was fantastic. Huge set with similarities to Sky’s Edge in scale. Double revolve used continually throughout (the set is reconfigured about six times during the overture alone), fabulous costumes, (orchestra also in costume) and a superb cast. Kadiff Kirwan as Sky Masterson OMG 🥰😍🤗 I think he could have persuaded most of the audience to go to Havana with him...I’d have offered to buy the tickets. Gorgeous and charming AF. The whole thing is big, expensive looking and very classy.
It’s a big 🧸🧸🧸🧸🧸 from me.
ETA: run time is 3 hours inc interval. Watch out for start times, most evenings are 7.15 and there’s a rogue 7pm in there somewhere.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Dec 12, 2019 21:26:26 GMT
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Dec 12, 2019 21:27:13 GMT
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Dec 12, 2019 21:28:43 GMT
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Dec 13, 2019 14:53:09 GMT
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ The Stage ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ The Telegraph
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Post by TallPaul on Dec 16, 2019 12:44:09 GMT
⭐⭐⭐⭐ BroadwayWorld UK "A joyous hug of a show."
⭐⭐⭐⭐ The Guardian "Energy, comedy and romance in spades."
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ WhatsOnStage "Brings the house down."
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Post by grannyjx6 on Dec 18, 2019 23:09:25 GMT
I’ve got tickets booked for the week after New Year as it’s a nightmare getting into Sheffield the last couple of weeks before Christmas. A friend went the first week and said it was terrible, but he didn’t like Kinky Boots, so say no more. 🥴🤣
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Post by Deleted on Dec 21, 2019 11:06:37 GMT
I went last night, and mostly enjoyed it. Lots better than Kiss Me Kate and Showboat, both of which I absolutely hated (for the story, not the performances).
I do think the Crucible seems to have abandoned trying to play properly to all sides of the stage - I used to say there wasn't a bad seat there, but the last few times I've been to things, they're mostly played to the front. I was at the very side for this and couldn't see the band or anything at the back, and it made the band much too loud. I found many of the songs impossible to hear the lyrics, so it took away a lot of the impact. I didn't know the musical at all, so I felt it really didn't help me.
I thought Natalie Casey was hilarious, and her two big numbers were fab. Alex Young was the only one who I could consistently hear and understand absolutely throughout. I really liked Nathan Detroit, but I thought the Sky bloke was a bit lacking in charisma. He had good chemistry with Alex Young, but otherwise i wasn't particularly taken with him. I liked that they had some fatter dancers too, hurrah.
The first half felt very long to me. In fact I'd have trimmed some of the dancing as I thought some of the choreography was a but repetitive and derivative, especially the men's group numbers (the leaning back, head down, hand on hat stuff for example) which reminded me a lot of the West Side Story film choreography.
Overall, far better than Showboat and Kiss Me Kate, nowhere near as good as Annie Get Your Gun or Anything Goes.
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Post by learfan on Dec 21, 2019 12:35:54 GMT
I’ve got tickets booked for the week after New Year as it’s a nightmare getting into Sheffield the last couple of weeks before Christmas. A friend went the first week and said it was terrible, but he didn’t like Kinky Boots, so say no more. 🥴🤣 Im going on 11 January.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 21, 2019 17:32:15 GMT
Also, what was with the really weird accent for the cop? Was he just being Herr Flick?
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Post by TallPaul on Dec 21, 2019 18:17:16 GMT
Also, what was with the really weird accent for the cop? Was he just being Herr Flick? Isn't that your boy, BurlyBeaR? And no charisma from your other favourite, either! 😕
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Dec 21, 2019 21:22:37 GMT
Also, what was with the really weird accent for the cop? Was he just being Herr Flick? Isn't that your boy, BurlyBeaR ? And no charisma from your other favourite, either! 😕 Horses for courses!
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Post by frontrowcentre on Dec 22, 2019 9:45:17 GMT
This looks absolutely amazing! Chances for a tour/transfer...?
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Post by TallPaul on Dec 22, 2019 9:48:54 GMT
Isn't that your boy, BurlyBeaR ? And no charisma from your other favourite, either! 😕 Horses for courses! Now I'm confused! I thought Jacob Fisher was playing Harry the Horse? 🐴 😉
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Post by TallPaul on Dec 23, 2019 14:38:03 GMT
New trailer...
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Post by Someone in a tree on Dec 23, 2019 21:52:13 GMT
The production is fabulous, slick, lavish and grand but I found the dialogue doesn't land (but for me it never does) and I just long for the next song or camp dance number.
Alex Young was great as Sarah. She's not naive and knows a lot.
Natalie Casey was brilliant. Can we cast in her everything now?
And as @burlybear says Kaddiff Kirwan is very appealing unfortunately not the strongest voice but...
Great songs but I just wished I enjoyed the book and dialogue.
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Post by Dr Tom on Dec 23, 2019 22:46:12 GMT
This is the third production of Guys And Dolls I’ve seen this year and it’s strong, just not quite up there with the Paris production.
The highlights were the two female leads, Natalie Casey for comedy and Alex Young for overall performance. The male leads were good but not as memorable.
The main complaint, as others have said, the poor sound quality and balancing. I don’t know if this was because I was sat at the side but the band was really overpowering. Some of the mics were turned too low even when the band wasn’t playing.
The big dance numbers were performed with gusto and this show benefited from the large cast and stage area. Front row seat was great and I got to hold a shawl for a while. I was happy with the side view, most of the performance considered all the audience angles and there were interesting views a lot of the time including one cast member (who shall remain nameless but may have been in 42nd Street) getting a fit of the giggles.
I do think some of this played a bit slow, hence the three hour running time, but from my point of view I’d have been quite content to watch this for another hour. It was pretty full tonight too so this is a deservedly popular show.
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