Life of Pi - Crucible Sheffield /Wyndham’s / Tour

ITV News did a piece on Life of Pi:

Saw review said over 10s. What do you think?

I work with children and I'd say this is a good call. It is distressing....the goat scene in particular. Young children have huge nurturing instincts (see how they play vets, with dolls, practising how to look after things) It's real when they are little. Then there comes a point when they can distinguish between reality and play.

Yes, people see 'puppets' and 'animals' and think oooh children would like this ! But no.

I was also here today but sadly disappointed by it. The puppetry and stagecraft certainly lived up to expectations but the acting left a lot to be desired from much of the cast for me. I just never felt like I was watching characters, it felt like watching actors reciting lines from a script. It improved in the second Act for me (the actor playing Pi was definitely my favourite so obviously since the second Act features him mostly alone my issue with the acting was less prominent) but I still wasn't as emotionally involved as I should have been and a few of the scenes in the hospital were especially egregious for bad acting. I remember the film really touching me and this just failed to capture that spark. I was in C29 in the Grand Circle which may have contributed to my lack of investment. I got them cheaper with a Black Friday deal but the front left of the stage can't be seen and Pi spends a pretty significant amount of time there so I would recommend sitting the other end if you're looking for seats up there.

What was the reason?

What a shame they’re having all these glitches. Critics are liking it

The Stage ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
ES ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Indy ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Time Out ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Telegraph ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Guardian ⭐️⭐️⭐️

(it got five stars from the Guardian when it was at the Crucible) 

Cancelled until the 13th (including) now.
And in return, extended to May 2022

I suspect a particular dynamic. You don't know if unmasked kids will be sitting behind you for 2+ hours, next to you, how many .. difficult to then have dinner with elderly relatives in two weeks.

No I won’t, I’ll simply direct you to the threads in General where wearing masks is the topic rather than having a discussion about it in every thread.

I loved this tonight. If you're going to do spectacle, this is the way to do it with meaning, completely integral to the story. The storytelling, performances, puppetry, and particularly the projection animations onto the stage floor were spectacular. See it from one of the circles if you can to get the sea effects and many others. The cast looked genuinely delighted at the audience reaction, and fully earned it.