Breakfast at Tiffany's - UK Tour and Theatre Royal Haymarket

People book specifically to see Kerry Ellis.

There is no accounting for taste

Have just got back from today's matinee, and really enjoyed it. I thought that Pixie Lott showed decent acting chops, and she had a really engaging stage presence. I also felt that the physical production was really stylish., with some really nice uses of lighting.

I can understand why this wouldn't be everyone's cup of tea though. There is little story, and it is more a character piece about Holly and Fred. I overheard some audience members saying they didn't find it particularly thrilling.

Whilst this is far from being the best thing I have ever seen, it is a thoroughly enjoyable show, with some nice performances and good direction. Worth a go. I would certainly go again.

I see Georgia May Foote will be joining the tour at some point as she is starring in it at the Opera House in Belfast in November

People who are new to our community will be very confused by this. I'm confused by it, and I was there.

I don't think there's nudity in this version by Richard Greenberg. Although they also used his text for NY which had nudity in. There's a cat though.

I've just come back from seeing this in B'ham and have to say I found it rather boring. I've never seen the film or read the book so didn't really have much idea of the story but having looked it up it's obviously much closer to the book then the film. I thought Pixie Lott was good, especially as this is her first acting part and she certainly had plenty of costume changes. I just found the constant narration by "Fred" didn't hold my attention. The cat, who was very well behaved, makes two appearances, one in each act and seemed to hold the audience's attention more than the actors! One member of the audience obviously found it so boring that he fell asleep and started snoring in Act 1 and didn't return for the second act.

It received what I would consider the "normal" amount of applause for this theatre. Three people stood up at the front of the stalls but that was all. I did, however, see about four people leaving in the interval (I was standing by the exit for the stalls area).

What's more surprising is the similarities to that production.

I don't understand why anyone would think it's a good idea to stage this again. It doesn't work at all on stage. It's just too beloved a film and Hepburn too potent a figure in the role to even begin to tackle again on stage. And with a Z list pop star. Gimme a break.

Sorry.. Y list.
I have no desire to see it at all thank you
And it wasn't the script that was the problem first time.. It was the very fact anyone would attempt to do this on stage- and without a magnetic lead actress.
. If people do actually pay to see it and enjoy it then I am glad they haven't wasted their money.

Y'know that advert for Galaxy choccy, where Hepburn lookie-likie jumps off the bus and goes for a ride with a total stranger in a convertible?

That's not a lookie-likie, it's AH's actual face CGI'd onto a real person.

Who knew!

I thought they'd just found some bird who looked a bit like her.