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Post by bellboard27 on Jan 10, 2018 23:59:12 GMT
My first return visit since the press night ages ago. I enjoyed it more this time and I preferred Meera to Miranda.
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Post by ellie1981 on Jan 17, 2018 23:29:58 GMT
Saw this tonight and Meera was just fantastic. I was a huge fan of the 1982 film growing up (less so the 2014 remake which is one of the few films I've ever walked out of) but have never seen it on stage. I can't imagine Miranda or Craig Revel Horwood doing even remotely as good of a job as Meera did with the whole performance. She was also the highlight of Romeo & Juliet a couple of years ago.
Some of the girls were just so young, I couldn't believe how well they did. I wish I;d seen it when I was younger though because it's very much a kid's show.
Was not impressed by the organisation of the theatre however. I got there at 18:00 to pick up the tickets before going for something to eat. I queued for 10 minutes as they hadn't got the collection tickets ready and there were a good 20 people waiting. Got back to the theatre at 19:10 and waited outside with hundreds of people until 19:20 before they started letting us in. The show started a bit late because of this. I was at the back of the stalls so right near the exit - When it was over, the staff still took a good couple of minutes to even let us out, being more concerned with directing people to the toilets than the exit.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 20, 2018 12:23:39 GMT
Wandered past the Piccadilly Theatre to get a coffee from Dept of Coffee & Social Affairs the other day and was quite taken aback by the state of the outside. On the left of the theatre, directly adjacent to a large fire exit some homeless had set up camp. This wasn't a sleeping bag or cardboard box jobby. Full on tent and alot of provisions around blocking most of the pavement. Clothes and other bits were hung off the railings and some dirty clothes hung offf the advertisements on the theatre itself. I know homelessness is a real issue across the country currently, in the capital especially and it really needs some intelligent solutions to tackle it. I was just surprised at how far they'd been allowed to set up home outside the theatre. Especially given the show housed there currently has such a family attraction. I've not seen quite a comprehensive a setup outside a theatre, most I guess are moved on fairly quickly, but this seemed like it had been ignored and allowed to develop. I realize it sounds quite compassionate to be criticizing the actions of someone in a very unfortunate situation. This seemed like a real risk for patrons leaving the theatre though with the setup so close to the main fire exits, and post show exit. Theatre-goers have a tendency to stand and mill about and linger at the exit, waiting for others to catch up post-show and I could only imagine the awkwardness as people push to leave the exits and people lingering get pushed along into the tent and other provisions.
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Post by Dr Tom on Feb 10, 2018 11:46:53 GMT
A few thoughts from catching this on Thursday evening.
Meera Syal was the best of the "celebrity" Miss Hannigan's (having seen all three). Great physical humour, played the scenes differently and adding some lines and ad-libs of her own. And the staging was changed around a bit for other scenes.
Miss Hannigan really isn't on stage much, so it's a great role for a name like this.
I couldn't see a cast board, but plenty of different faces in the ensemble and minor roles, so I presume all the covers were on (including some who didn't look like any of the cast on the website).
One of the ensemble had a case of continually moving eyes and eyebrows. I'm sure that's something taught at drama school, but it also looks odd when they're the only person doing it and meant to be in the background.
Audience was pretty full and well behaved. Not many children in. Much more of a "Bend It" audience too, so having Meera Syal in did make a difference. I notice they now have an Asian girl as one of the Annie's as well (I saw one of the other two, who was very good).
The dog still doesn't want to be there!
The sound wasn't good in the first half, with muffled vocals. I know it wasn't just me, as heard someone else commenting too. It was fine in the second half, so someone must have said something.
An enjoyable evening and real feel good show. It may not be the best production ever, but it's a shame it's closing.
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Post by jampot on Apr 23, 2018 9:52:22 GMT
Coming to Southampton 30th April 2019...
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Post by Deleted on Apr 23, 2018 14:40:01 GMT
I have absolutely no desire to ever see this show live again.
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Post by daniel on Apr 23, 2018 14:40:45 GMT
I have absolutely no desire to ever see this show live again. you say that today, but tomorrow...
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Post by cheesy116 on Apr 24, 2018 11:17:22 GMT
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Post by TallPaul on Apr 24, 2018 12:40:41 GMT
When Lesley Nicol finished her run in The York Realist, she flew home to LA for a few days rest, before starting rehearsals in Toronto for Annie . It would be nice to have a different Miss Hannigan, rather than the usual suspects.
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Post by Being Alive on Apr 24, 2018 13:45:50 GMT
Don’t get me wrong - I liked this tour. But after a year long west end run straight after an 18 month tour, it seems a bit much to be going out again doesn’t it?
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Post by LaLuPone on Apr 24, 2018 15:06:44 GMT
Sounds like it’s CRH back as Hannigan AGAIN from a thread on General Chat!
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Post by Deleted on Apr 24, 2018 22:48:06 GMT
I still want to see Jodie Prenger as Hannigan so once Fat Friends ends, get on it Jodie.
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Post by Being Alive on Apr 24, 2018 22:49:49 GMT
I still want to see Jodie Prenger as Hannigan so once Fat Friends ends, get on it Jodie. She was great when I saw her - proper funny
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Post by Being Alive on Sept 4, 2018 10:01:58 GMT
Anita Dobson will open the tour as Hannigan from Manchester-Bradford.
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Post by Being Alive on Sept 4, 2018 10:03:07 GMT
and then Craig for the following 10 venues
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Post by Deleted on Sept 24, 2018 10:26:44 GMT
Dublin date added Tuesday 9th July to Saturday 20th July 2019
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Post by emeraldbaudelaire on Nov 4, 2018 16:00:53 GMT
Pretty early to tell but this is getting Belfast dates. Craig will probably do Strictly around the later run of the tour, anyone placing bets on Leslie Joseph stepping back in?
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Post by Deleted on Nov 4, 2018 16:18:13 GMT
Ooh Leslie would be lovely. I have tickets for Edinburgh in October. It wouldn’t be Craig as he’s doing Strictly. Will Anita return for a second stint?
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Post by Deleted on Nov 4, 2018 17:44:36 GMT
Ooh Leslie would be lovely. I have tickets for Edinburgh in October. It wouldn’t be Craig as he’s doing Strictly. Will Anita return for a second stint? I'm hoping Lesley Nicol will do a stint. She was fab in The York Realist and she played Hannigan in the Toronto stint of this production.
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Post by learfan on Nov 4, 2018 20:38:36 GMT
Im waiting to see who is doing the summer stint at Birmingham, if im honest i dont want CRH.
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Post by raider80 on Nov 5, 2018 1:52:08 GMT
Sorry for coming off really uninformed but why did this production have Miss. Hannigan played in drag for a part of its run?
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Post by Deleted on Nov 5, 2018 10:28:22 GMT
It often is. Historically it's been a bit of a 'thing' - am drams etc too. Paul O'Grady's done it, and a few others.
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Post by emeraldbaudelaire on Nov 5, 2018 13:30:06 GMT
I've always thought Hannigan was a role perfect for drag similar to Trunchbull she's very rough and ready.
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Post by emeraldbaudelaire on Jan 8, 2019 12:39:11 GMT
I've seen the twitter page has been updated with some casting, if I am seeing things correctly it seems there'll be three alternating leads playing Annie two of them of colour which is refreshing and fantastic to see!
Jenny Gayner is Lily St.Regis and understudy Miss Hannigan.
Alex Bourne is back as Daddy Warbucks.
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Post by theatregeek1 on Jan 11, 2019 19:00:10 GMT
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Post by emeraldbaudelaire on Jan 29, 2019 15:16:09 GMT
Lesley Joseph joins as Hannigan in September I'm over the moon.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 29, 2019 17:01:16 GMT
Any idea who is Hannigan 9th July - 31st August (Dublin, Birmingham, Eastbourne, Cardiff)
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Post by learfan on Jan 29, 2019 17:34:36 GMT
Any idea who is Hannigan 9th July - 31st August (Dublin, Birmingham, Eastbourne, Cardiff) Was going to ask the same! Would like to book for Brum but not if its CRH if im honest.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 6, 2019 22:07:09 GMT
Errrrr, the f*** have they done to Hannigan?!
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Post by itsemily on Feb 6, 2019 22:26:29 GMT
Errrrr, the f*** have they done to Hannigan?! She looks like she's been electrocuted! 😮😮
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