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Post by louonthegogo on Mar 16, 2022 22:11:59 GMT
Saw this last night in Dublin and really enjoyed it. Seems to have been a few changes made since the previous tour judging by the comments here (the Professor isn't played like a pantomime character anymore). Staging was wonderful and the actor-musicians successfully filled the big Bord Gáis Theatre with a magical atmosphere.
I was sitting literally last row in the Upper Circle with a €16 ticket but practically everyone in it was great (particularly Karise Yansen as Lucy, you'd genuinely think she was a little girl...granted I was very far back).
My one gripe was with Aslan both the puppet and the actual man that stands next to the lion puppet. I would have liked if the lion was much bigger than he was, currently he looks pretty much like average lion height, which while the puppet is nice, he isn't as awe-inspiring or breathtaking as he could be. Similarly his mane is more like spikes, I would have preferred a different texture. Chris Jared as Aslan, while a fine actor, I don't think he has the physical presence to inspire us as Aslan. I'd have preferred someone with a more powerful, deeper voice and direction that let the scenes breathe more, most of Aslan's scenes were 'blink and you'll miss it' types. I also would have preferred to just not have a human representation of Aslan at all but to have had his voice off-stage but I guess they don't want to put the (probably very expensive puppet) at risk of being broken during some of the heavier scenes.
A particular final shout-out goes out to Michael Ahomka Lindsay who played the wolf fantastically. His fight scene with Ammar Duffus' Peter is one of the few genuine fight scenes that I've seen from the Bord Gáis sky-high seats to be actually believable.
Would really recommend to anyone (particularly those with kids about 6 or older, some of the scenes would be too scary for younger children), especially if you can get a cheap ticket. I'd go again if I was still in Dublin for Paddy's weekend.
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Post by ntherooh on May 14, 2022 23:54:29 GMT
So this is coming to London now?
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Post by Mark on May 20, 2022 11:19:17 GMT
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Post by fiyero on Aug 7, 2022 17:05:54 GMT
Has anyone seen this from the side circle seats. I want to go with a friend and we are both on a budget. I sat at the side for Cinderella so know them generally but not this show. Would they be ok and would high or low numbers make much difference?
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Post by raoul on Aug 7, 2022 22:13:01 GMT
Hi, had a good look around the Circle and it's only the very end two seats closest to the proscenium you should avoid. Best at lowest price are C11-12 or C76-77, then A12-13 or A76-77. Avoid B10-11 and B77-78 as rails are very restricted. It's a much better view from the sides than at Cinderella bar the Ball Scene of course.
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Post by oxfordsimon on Aug 9, 2022 22:06:03 GMT
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Post by fiyero on Aug 17, 2022 13:57:42 GMT
Hi, had a good look around the Circle and it's only the very end two seats closest to the proscenium you should avoid. Best at lowest price are C11-12 or C76-77, then A12-13 or A76-77. Avoid B10-11 and B77-78 as rails are very restricted. It's a much better view from the sides than at Cinderella bar the Ball Scene of course. Thanks for this. By the time I made a decision they had put bottom price up from £15 to £25. A shame as there are posters all over london saying tickets from £15!
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Post by fiyero on Aug 17, 2022 21:24:43 GMT
Thanks for this. By the time I made a decision they had put bottom price up from £15 to £25. A shame as there are posters all over london saying tickets from £15! Checking the lwtheatres.co.uk website there are still some £15 available for the evening perf on the 3rd Sept and matinee on the 4th at the moment. thanks, I’m keeping an eye but there were £15 tickets at loads of performances before. I’m hoping there is a good offer I can jump on (will pay a bit more for better seats)
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Post by FJ on Aug 21, 2022 19:07:30 GMT
Took a chance on this this afternoon as got a fantastic, very central Stalls row E seat at about midday on TodayTix rush.
Despite having a family say behind me that opened and unwrapped 2 whole packs of chocolate eclairs individually every 2 minutes for the first hour, I really enjoyed it.
The second act is definitely stronger than the first I think. Nice to have a few songs in there, and loved the actor-musician set up, and thought some of the staging and ‘magic’ was done really well.
Wouldn’t necessarily rush back to see it as often as some other things I see in the west end regularly, but very glad I went.
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Post by jm25 on Aug 22, 2022 20:19:11 GMT
There are definitely £15 tickets available to book for London Theatre Week, albeit not at every performance. Don't have a particular interest in this if I'm honest but took a punt because it's a great price!
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Post by fiyero on Aug 24, 2022 9:25:28 GMT
There are definitely £15 tickets available to book for London Theatre Week, albeit not at every performance. Don't have a particular interest in this if I'm honest but took a punt because it's a great price! Yes, me thinks they put the price up just so they could have an offer I've gone for some £50 ones down to £25 which seemed a great deal
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Post by ceebee on Sept 4, 2022 17:43:18 GMT
Saw this today - really enjoyed it. A lovely production which had echoes of "Lord of the Rings" for me and set me thinking how that show might also be revived on a slightly less epic scale. Well worth seeing if you are considering going - a great way to spend 2.5 hours.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Sept 4, 2022 17:44:33 GMT
Have they kept the “children’s” Yorkshire accents?
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Post by ceebee on Sept 4, 2022 18:04:07 GMT
Have they kept the “children’s” Yorkshire accents? Not today, though there were various accents among the Narnians.
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Post by ntherooh on Sept 7, 2022 9:35:18 GMT
Does anyone if Samantha Womack is still playing?
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Post by ceebee on Sept 7, 2022 12:16:34 GMT
Does anyone if Samantha Womack is still playing? Yes, she was on Sunday and she was absolutely fantastic. Really enjoyed her performance.
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Post by ntherooh on Sept 7, 2022 21:20:31 GMT
Does anyone if Samantha Womack is still playing? Yes, she was on Sunday and she was absolutely fantastic. Really enjoyed her performance. Thank you!
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Post by tommy on Nov 6, 2022 18:26:40 GMT
Great creation, the staging and music worked very well!
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Post by mrnutz on Nov 21, 2022 9:08:03 GMT
Took my son (6) to see the Sunday matinée this weekend and we both loved it! Really magical show and lovely to recognise so many of the cast from Amélie.
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Post by theatrefan77 on Nov 21, 2022 12:29:11 GMT
I really enjoyed it too. It's a very nice production and all the children in the audience were so well behaved.
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Post by theatrenerd on Feb 9, 2023 12:07:45 GMT
Announced as this year’s Christmas show at the Birmingham Rep - 14 November to 28 January
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Post by theatrenerd on Sept 20, 2023 11:01:09 GMT
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Post by theatrenerd on Nov 29, 2023 23:12:29 GMT
Already announced that this is returning to Leeds Playhouse next year - 18 November 2024 to 25 January 2025
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Post by blamerobots on May 8, 2024 17:42:32 GMT
Tour for this is being announced this week, possibly tomorrow.
Teaser tweet was sent out today, and was retweeted by a majority of touring houses.
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Post by iwant2beatthetheatre on May 8, 2024 17:50:12 GMT
There's a list of venues on their website
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Post by iwant2beatthetheatre on May 8, 2024 17:51:41 GMT
There's a list of venues on their website Oh there was earlier, they seem to have removed most of them now, must have gone up too early
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Post by blamerobots on May 8, 2024 17:53:01 GMT
There's a list of venues on their website Oh there was earlier, they seem to have removed most of them now, must have gone up too early Mm, that was on there a day or so ago. I don't like to post stuff that it's there though until its announced because that's the kind of thing people lose their jobs over Lots of shows prematurely announcing info lately!! I believe this was one of the bits of news that got retracted because of the Cabaret announcement, which explains why it was up early.
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Post by iwant2beatthetheatre on May 8, 2024 17:58:07 GMT
Oh there was earlier, they seem to have removed most of them now, must have gone up too early Mm, that was on there a day or so ago. I don't like to post stuff that it's there though until its announced because that's the kind of thing people lose their jobs over Lots of shows prematurely announcing info lately!! There's a list of venues on ATG's tweet still so I don't think it's a secret the places it's going to
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Post by blamerobots on May 8, 2024 17:59:57 GMT
Mm, that was on there a day or so ago. I don't like to post stuff that it's there though until its announced because that's the kind of thing people lose their jobs over Lots of shows prematurely announcing info lately!! There's a list of venues on ATG's tweet still so I don't think it's a secret the places it's going to oh, definitely not now. The cat's out of the bag as far as things are concerned
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