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Post by musicalfloozie on Jan 1, 2017 16:37:30 GMT
Watched this after illness caused our new year plans to fall through and was thoroughly cheered up. I thought it was fantastic and wish had got to see live as bet it would be better. I'm not a big play person but do have play that goes wrong booked in this year so looking forward to this event more now.
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Post by flyingfree on Jan 1, 2017 16:54:25 GMT
Well I really enjoyed it and gave me loads of belly laughs. Never seen any of their shows live but will certainly see if I can.
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Post by bingomatic on Jan 1, 2017 17:33:32 GMT
I missed the first half hour of the tv version and have never seen it live, but I quite liked it - particularly the guy in pink who also played the crocodile. Who is he? Dave Hearn. It was thoroughly enjoyed by all my family and we'd seen the play when it was on at the Pleasance Theatre. It's wonderful to see this talented bunch of performers reaping the reward of their hard work. |
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Post by ctas on Jan 1, 2017 21:35:43 GMT
I just caught up on the tv broadcast, I'm not so much a fan of the falling over/set breaking jokes but the scene with Smee and Hook had me in stitches.
Also, funny thing I noticed on the mischief theatre website - some of the headshots are of big name actors and not their company. Unless Eddie Redmayne and Daniel Radcliffe have doppelgängers...
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Post by londonmzfitz on Jan 1, 2017 22:55:12 GMT
Loved it, but without a doubt it was better in the theatre. I cried with laughter when I saw it live! The revolve in particular was disappointing compared to how it is in the show normally, but I still thought it was great fun. A good incentive to see Mischief shows though. Yeah, you don't get the whole revolve nuttiness on the tv screen .. Where the set actually rocks hard in front of you and you fear people will fall off .. I did think the exterior filming of boats/pedalo's was rather over egging the pudding, but I really hope it gets people in to see the Mischief shows. Loved seeing the original cast again in this,. |
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Post by Dawnstar on Jan 1, 2017 23:03:44 GMT
Also, funny thing I noticed on the mischief theatre website - some of the headshots are of big name actors and not their company. Unless Eddie Redmayne and Daniel Radcliffe have doppelgängers... Yes, that's been like that for ages. I assume it is intended as a gag along the lines of "TOM CRUISE will not be appearing at this performance" but I'm not sure it would make any sense to people casually visiting the website. I wonder if the TV version of PPGW worked better for people who either have never seen the show or aren't very familiar with it? Thinking back, I was so busy when watching it thinking "That bit's been changed" or "Such-and-such has been cut from there" that I barely actually laughed at anything. I suppose it's one way of watching it...! |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 2, 2017 0:34:03 GMT
This is well worth a listen to anyone who may have missed it. Especially if you enjoy Irving Berlin's White Christmas and stories about sensible administrive owls. Finally found the time to catch up on this tonight. Glorious. |
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Post by rumbledoll on Jan 2, 2017 7:21:17 GMT
Watched the initial broadcast on New Year's Eve and sadly it didn't come out nearly as funny as seeing it live. Cutting that much didn't help it either. Nice touch with Suchet though.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 2, 2017 9:41:46 GMT
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Post by barricadegirl86 on Jan 2, 2017 11:48:39 GMT
I wonder if the TV version of PPGW worked better for people who either have never seen the show or aren't very familiar with it? Thinking back, I was so busy when watching it thinking "That bit's been changed" or "Such-and-such has been cut from there" that I barely actually laughed at anything. I suppose it's one way of watching it...! I've seen TPTGW and am going to see 'Bank Robbery' in a couple of weeks but I thought I'd watch an admittedly edited version of Peter Pan on TV. Having not seen the show on stage, I really enjoyed it but yes, agree with you that I would have been noticing missing scenes, etc if I had seen it at the theatre. i have been recommending TPTGW to families (especially those with hard-to-please teenagers!) so this was a great advert for Mischief Theatre really, as those who weren't sure about paying out for a family trip to the theatre now have an idea if they/their children will enjoy it. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 2, 2017 13:49:46 GMT
I enjoyed the broadcast, mostly for the new material especially for television. As others have said, jokes are only ever as funny as when they are unexpected. When I saw this last Christmas at the Apollo I found this also to be the case with some jokes, as they were very similar to those within TPTGW. I think it very much depends which play you see first as to which one you prefer.
I also thought it was a shame that the singing was mimed over a backing track... but you can't have everything I guess. David Suchet really fits well into the cast I thought. Maybe he has a future with the Mischief theatre group?
I have to admit that at times it borders on utter farce - especially when the set is on a constant revolve. The best sitcoms work on the odd joke played sporadically which land well, rather than joke after joke with tons of canned laughter.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 2, 2017 14:02:45 GMT
I enjoyed it. Obviously the show is so much better on stage, when you see it live. Duh.
@tom89 the singing is mimed too on stage, if I recall correctly.
Dave Hearn is the most adorable thing ever.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 2, 2017 15:31:25 GMT
I enjoyed it. Obviously the show is so much better on stage, when you see it live. Duh. @tom89 the singing is mimed too on stage, if I recall correctly. Dave Hearn is the most adorable thing ever. He's just got one of those faces, hasn't he? He's only to step out on stage and the audience goes 'awww...' |
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Post by theatremadness on Jan 2, 2017 17:29:34 GMT
I have to admit that at times it borders on utter farce - especially when the set is on a constant revolve. The best sitcoms work on the odd joke played sporadically which land well, rather than joke after joke with tons of canned laughter. There is no bordering on farce, this is about as much of an out-and-out, slap you round the face farce as you're ever going to get! And they never claim to be anything other than that. This is not subtle comedy, and I don't think this was ever promoted/intended as a sitcom, either. Though I stand to be corrected. And there was absolutely no canned laughter. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 2, 2017 17:42:41 GMT
theatremadness I never said there was any canned laughter in the show did I? I was only making a comparison between two types of media for comedy so it's hardly a stretch. I'm merely suggesting that having one pun after another loses its shine after a while, that's all. I'm only stating my opinion... and like I say, I still enjoyed it.
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Post by londonmzfitz on Jan 2, 2017 19:12:10 GMT
Watching it again right now with my son -we saw it twice last year, and he took 3friends again a couple of weeks ago and he's sitting here laughing like a loon. Lots on Facebook have given it firm approval.
Bank Robbery on Sunday for me, haven't been back since first week previews.
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Post by Dawnstar on Jan 2, 2017 19:23:57 GMT
@tom89 the singing is mimed too on stage, if I recall correctly. Dave Hearn is the most adorable thing ever. Yes, the singing's mimed on stage. It's meant as a take-off of the big production numbers often shoe-horned into pantos. I don't think this really came across on TV though, as you can't get the sudden contrast between actors speaking live & miming to a pre-recorded track that you get in the theatre. I also have no idea why it was thought necessary to add 3 backing dancers for TV, rather than having the stagehands join in as per the stage version. Yes, he is! |
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Post by theatremadness on Jan 2, 2017 19:39:48 GMT
I'm with you now @tom89 - thought the canned laughter comment was in direct relation to PPGW, apologies!
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Post by Deleted on Jan 3, 2017 8:49:09 GMT
After reading the initial comments here I was a bit wary, but having just watched it, I immensely enjoyed it and found myself laughing throughout. So far I hadn't been very interested in Mischief Company's works, but I'll definitely try and catch TPTGW live in London at some time. There is something about them, I'm not a fan of farce but I sort of stumbled along to this live as some friends were going and I LOVED it! I didn't catch the broadcast yet, but I'll catch up on iplayer this week. Of course there's something to be said for the live experience as you get 'swept along' with the audience and actors, but I'm also glad they broadcast it- a great one for non theatre types to entice them to see it live! |
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Post by viserys on Jan 3, 2017 9:23:20 GMT
I agree - with this kind of thing the TV broadcast was probably one big positive commercial for them. I'm wary of farces and such, especially after I was bored rigid by the much hyped "One man, two guv'nors" a while ago.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 3, 2017 9:45:49 GMT
I agree - with this kind of thing the TV broadcast was probably one big positive commercial for them. I'm wary of farces and such, especially after I was bored rigid by the much hyped "One man, two guv'nors" a while ago. Yup...and so glad I'm not the only one who feels that way about 'One Man...' |
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Post by danielwhit on Jan 3, 2017 10:43:25 GMT
I agree - with this kind of thing the TV broadcast was probably one big positive commercial for them. I'm wary of farces and such, especially after I was bored rigid by the much hyped "One man, two guv'nors" a while ago. One Man, Two Guv'nors was superb with its original cast, it just gradually decayed with subsequent ones (with notable individual exceptions). Same as a fair few long runners. That said, I did see it in previews before the hype train picked up on it. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 3, 2017 11:01:03 GMT
I agree - with this kind of thing the TV broadcast was probably one big positive commercial for them. I'm wary of farces and such, especially after I was bored rigid by the much hyped "One man, two guv'nors" a while ago. One Man, Two Guv'nors was superb with its original cast, it just gradually decayed with subsequent ones (with notable individual exceptions). Same as a fair few long runners. That said, I did see it in previews before the hype train picked up on it. As much as I saw the tour, so can't comment on the original, I can safely say it wasn't quality of performance that made me hate it, but the content. I'm just not a fan of farce/slapstick/audience plants/basically everything in this production at all. Hence my surprise I was genuinely amused at TPTGW! |
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Post by viserys on Jan 3, 2017 11:07:21 GMT
I echo Emicardiffs's sentiment. I saw it in London with Owain Arthur in the lead (and Gemma Whelan who went on to star in Game of Thrones in a totally different role). I just didn't find it funny at all somehow. Maybe Corden was better, maybe my mood wasn't right for it, but yea, it didn't do it for me.
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Post by Snciole on Jan 3, 2017 11:07:58 GMT
I really didn't enjoy the broadcast of this. Partly stubbornness on my part as it wasn't "my" cast but also the camera work just didn't have the impact. I think it should have been all wide shots with the odd close up on the reaction. The sheer energy of this adaptation just got lost in translation and whilst I know this is the orginal cast and it is their baby I just felt like they had been away from it too long.
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