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Post by theatrefan77 on Dec 31, 2018 10:21:46 GMT
Company
The Lehman Trilogy
Julius Caesar - Bridge Theatre
The King And I
The Inheritance
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Post by Deleted on Dec 31, 2018 10:53:10 GMT
Okay, if n1david is going to compile a cohesive list then my proper top five is: 5. Company (West End) 4. Fun Home (Young Vic) 3. The Jungle (Young Vic/West End) 2. Pericles (National Theatre) 1. Summer and Smoke (Almeida/West End) |
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Post by addictedtotheatre on Dec 31, 2018 12:48:07 GMT
1. The Inheritance
2. Company
3. Lehman Trilogy
4. The Humans
5. Twelfth Night (Young Vic)
Big shout out too for the Young Vic which hasn't put a foot wrong this year with The Jungle, The Brothers Size, The Inheritance, Fun Home, Twelfth Night and The Convert.
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Post by Dawnstar on Dec 31, 2018 21:05:16 GMT
I held off on this just in case the 2 performances I saw today were amazing, but they weren't. I've omitted from consideration a) improv & b) productions I've seen before. Given that knocks out well over half of this year's theatregoing I've therefore ended up only with a top 4 that really stood out, with several others tied for 5. So, in order of seeing rather than merit:
The Merry Widow (Opera North)
Mayerling (Royal Ballet)
Norma (Chelsea Opera Group, in concert)
Unmasked (The Other Palace)
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Post by n1david on Jan 1, 2019 12:06:44 GMT
Well it's now 2019 and a new theatre-going year beckons. Happy New Year to everyone and I hope 2019 brings you lots of great tickets for fantastic shows at low prices.
I have painstakingly counted up all the nominations from this thread and am happy to announce the consensus from the TheatreBoard public.
Votes were counted as 1 for each nomination (as some did them in order and some didn't). People who struggled with the idea of a Top 5 (I'm looking at you @theatremonkey ) had their votes adjusted so as to not over-influence the overall outcome.
So here we go...
Just outside the Top 5 with 8 votes each were...
The Wild Duck
Heathers, and
The Lehman Trilogy.
In 5th place with 8.5 votes was THE KING AND I
Tied in 3rd place with 9 votes were CHESS and FUN HOME.
Streaking ahead with 21 votes was THE INHERITANCE.
But the clear winner, ahead by more than a nose, with 31 votes was COMPANY.
A total of 132 shows were mentioned - the highest non-London show was Flowers for Mrs Harris at Chichester (3 mentions)
Fringe-ish shows that performed well were Eugenius (5), Grinning Man (5) and The Rink (4.5)
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Post by Deleted on Jan 1, 2019 15:27:03 GMT
Thanks @n1david for that bit of New Year's Maths!
It's been really interesting seeing everyone's top 5!
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Post by dlevi on Jan 2, 2019 9:44:04 GMT
sorry I missed the tally of the votes... nevertheless my 5 are:
1. The Inheritance
2. The York Realist
3.Summer and Smoke
4. The Lehman Trilogy
5. Caroline ( or Change)
I'm clearly in the minority about Company (which I enjoyed) but found it far less revelatory than most of the posters here. Onward! Here's hoping All About Eve is fabulous!
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Post by maggiem on Jan 2, 2019 9:47:25 GMT
Not in any order of preference, but... 1. Pressure (I have now got hold of J.M.Stagg's book about that forecast, and will read it over Christmas. That's how involved I got with the story!) 2. The Grinning Man (pity there isn't a full soundtrack for this. Louis Maskell was wonderful!) 3. Network (a bold staging, I felt very involved in the story, and a fantastic, moving performance from Bryan Cranston. NT live-type broadcast from NYC, anyone?) 4. Lieutenant of Inishmore (bloody, but outrageously funny, with a great central performance from Aiden Turner) 5. Red (great to see Alfred Molina on stage) and.... I loved Jamie Ballard's version of Harry Potter. My favourite of the 3. There is a full cast recording of 'The Grinning Man' (not the five song promo available earlier), it was recorded live in the theatre.
castalbums.org/recordings/Grinning-Man-The-2018-Original-London-Cast/39370/
I had no idea! I'll order one as soon as I can. Cheers, and Happy New Year  |
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Post by maggiem on Jan 4, 2019 9:48:05 GMT
2. The Grinning Man (pity there isn't a full soundtrack for this. Louis Maskell was wonderful!) Whats missing from the soundtrack they released? All the spoken book in between songs? Apologies for the late reply! I have been informed by Cardinal Pirelli that a full soundtrack of all the songs was made. I've ordered a copy from Bristol Old Vic theatre. |
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Post by theatremiss on Jan 4, 2019 20:45:49 GMT
In no particular order:
Harold and Maude
Network
The Lehman Trilogy
Kiss of the Spider Woman
The King and I
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Post by sagiirl on Jan 5, 2019 23:13:06 GMT
Not in order
King and I
Company
Everyone's talking about Jamie
Kinky Boots
Bat out of Hell
and a mention Evita at the Malvern theatre
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Post by bingomatic on Jan 7, 2019 19:08:15 GMT
Not in any particular order:
42nd Street (Drury Lane)
A Very Very Very Dark Matter (Bridge)
Machinal (Almeida)
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (Donmar)
Quiz (Noel Coward)
And on a non-theatre note, a mention to the sensational Toneelhuis/FC Bergman: 300 el x 50 el x 30 el at the Barbican
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