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Post by Mark on Nov 10, 2021 11:59:47 GMT
Can only see this listed for Newcastle currently but I imagine it is the start or part of a tour. An interesting one to put on stage as the film cast were just too good (kind of like how I felt about the Shawshank play, it was never going to live up to it). "The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel is now a major new theatre production. Based on the best-selling novel by Deborah Moggach, and the BAFTA and Golden Globe nominated film, be one of the first to experience the story we know and love, brought to vibrant life on stage. Get set for the journey of a lifetime, as seven British retirees arrive in Jaipur, each embarking on their own personal adventures. A chaotic and dilapidated hotel hosts the tourists, run by enthusiastic, but hapless young entrepreneur Sonny. Each of our guests has a past and a new ambition, from rekindling long-lost love, to undergoing cheap hip surgery. Their lives soon intertwine with their host, who is also searching for a higher purpose, and struggling with a girlfriend whose family disapproves. Paths cross and discoveries await each one; their voyage to India affecting each of our characters in different ways, awakening some, and embittering others. Be swept away by enchanting set, spectacular costumes, and beautiful storytelling, as this play reminds us that no matter how old you are, life is what you make it." www.theatreroyal.co.uk/whats-on/the-best-exotic-marigold-hotel/ |
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Post by TallPaul on Nov 10, 2021 12:09:08 GMT
13 to 17 September 2022 at Sheffield's Lyceum.
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Post by mattnyc on Nov 10, 2021 14:36:13 GMT
It’ll be interesting to see this as a stage adaptation. A lot of what made the films so enjoyable was the casting, something which would just be impossible to replicate for the stage.
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Post by david on Nov 25, 2021 16:14:50 GMT
8th-12th November 2022 @ Salford’s Lowry theatre.
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Post by robertb213 on Nov 25, 2021 17:39:53 GMT
Newcastle 4th to 8th October 2022.
Can't find a website for the tour. Google just thinks I want to go on an actual Indian tour... 🤣
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Post by djdan14 on Nov 25, 2021 22:27:14 GMT
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Post by Jon on Nov 25, 2021 23:06:45 GMT
Unless August has suddenly gained an extra 8 days, I assume Baz means 29th August.
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Post by couldileaveyou on May 12, 2022 20:02:52 GMT
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Post by mattnyc on May 12, 2022 20:34:04 GMT
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Post by happytobehere on May 12, 2022 21:39:38 GMT
What does a ‘sit-down production’ mean?
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Post by mrbarnaby on May 12, 2022 21:44:58 GMT
What does a ‘sit-down production’ mean? It means a show that stays in one theatre for an open run, rather than tours around. |
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Post by Jon on May 12, 2022 21:50:24 GMT
I wonder if they have a theatre lined up or hoping one becomes available?
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Post by robertb213 on May 12, 2022 23:06:58 GMT
This isn't a musical, it's a play, and there's already a thread for it in the Plays section.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on May 13, 2022 4:37:24 GMT
Merged
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Post by NorthernAlien on May 13, 2022 9:56:11 GMT
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel – 2022 Tour DatesMon 5th – Sat 10 Sept Box Office: 03330 096 690 Richmond Theatre, Richmond www.atgtickets.com/venues/richmond-theatreTue 13 – Sat 17 Sept Box Office: 0114 249 6000 Lyceum Theatre, Sheffield www.sheffieldtheatres.co.ukTue 20 – Sat 24 Sept Box Office: 0844 871 7650 Theatre Royal, Brighton www.atgtickets.com/venues/theatre-royal-brightonTue 27 Sept – Sat 1 Oct Box Office: 0844 8717647 Theatre Royal, Glasgow www.atgtickets.com/venues/theatre-royal-glasgowTue 4 – Sat 8 Oct Box Office: 08448 11 21 21 Theatre Royal, Newcastle www.theatreroyal.co.uk Tue 11 – Sat 5 Oct Box Office: 01872 262 466 Hall for Cornwall, Truro www.hallforcornwall.co.ukOn sale soonTue 18 – Sat 22 Oct Box Office: 0343 310 0020 Churchill Theatre, Bromley www.churchilltheatre.co.ukMon 24 – Sat 29 Oct Box Office: 01603 630 000 Theatre Royal, Norwich www.norwichtheatre.orgTue 1 Oct – Sat 5 Nov Box Office: 0116 242 3595 Curve, Leicester www.curveonline.co.ukTue 8 – Sat 12 Nov Box Office: 0343 208 6000 The Lowry, Salford www.thelowry.comTue 15 – Sat 19 Nov Box Office: 0333 009 6690 New Victoria Theatre, Woking www.atgtickets.com/venues/new-victoria-theatreTue 22 – Sat 26 Nov Box Office: 01223 503 333 Cambridge Arts Theatre www.cambridgeartstheatre.comMon 28 Nov – Sat 3 Dec Box Office: 01225 448 844 Theatre Royal, Bath www.theatreroyal.org.uk2023 Tour DatesTue 17 – Sat 21 Jan Box Office: 01227 787787 Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury www.marlowetheatre.comTue 24 – Sat 28 Jan Box Office: 0333 009 6690 Milton Keynes Theatre www.atgtickets.com/venues/milton-keynes-theatre/Tue 7 – Sat 11 Feb Box Office: 0115 989 5555 Theatre Royal, Nottingham www.trch.co.uk
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Post by NorthernAlien on May 13, 2022 9:57:46 GMT
And the 'sit down' theatre is presumably the Trafalgar, as Trafalgar Entertainment are one of the co-producers...
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Post by d'James on May 13, 2022 10:01:22 GMT
Lol. Not the film, but we’re going to cash in on the name anyway. |
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Post by Mark on May 13, 2022 10:14:25 GMT
And the 'sit down' theatre is presumably the Trafalgar, as Trafalgar Entertainment are one of the co-producers... As they are for Jagged Little Pill so possibly not. |
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Jun 25, 2022 15:43:47 GMT
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Post by TallPaul on Sept 14, 2022 16:34:26 GMT
Mater has been to this afternoon's matinee, one of three, so it knows its target audience.
It's best to take everything she says with a pinch of salt.
"Did you enjoy it?"
"I wouldn't go again."
"How many things do you see twice?"
"Some musicals."
"There's a composer credited."
"I don't think I heard any music...and I was there before it started."
"It's a comedy, isn't it?
"Is it? I don't remember anybody laughing."
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Sept 14, 2022 16:53:25 GMT
Mater has been to this afternoon's matinee, one of three, so it knows its target audience. It's best to take everything she says with a pinch of salt. "Did you enjoy it?" "I wouldn't go again." "How many things do you see twice?" "Some musicals." "There's a composer credited." "I don't think I heard any music...and I was there before it started." "It's a comedy, isn't it? "Is it? I don't remember anybody laughing." Mater sounds very sensible! Which musicals has she seen more than once? Don’t say “Once” 😆 |
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Post by TallPaul on Sept 14, 2022 17:47:31 GMT
You think you're funny don't you, BurlyBeaR? You'd get on well, though she'd never get your name right first time. Like you, she never ovates; in her case it's due to age and infirmity. You weren't there this afternoon, were you? She used a different word, but the man sitting in front of her was rather burly. Over such a long life, she will have seen the R&H standards many times. I know for a fact, because I was with her, that she's seen Les Miserables at least four times, in four different cities. We've both seen the Kenwright version of Joseph 20 times or more. I know it has its critics, but it gave a lot of people a lot of pleasure over many years. |
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Post by alicechallice on Sept 22, 2022 0:19:15 GMT
Saw this in Brighton last night and it was just all nice & cosy really.
Basically about as dramatic as dropping a soft mint in the gutter as you’re getting off the bus but I just couldn’t help really enjoying it.
Some performances better than others, Hayley Mills is super lovely. I love that she’s still got that inflection to her voice that she always had as a child. Very nostalgic.
Rula Lenska on the other hand could do with some less unwieldy dentures. And her hair looks like a red panda has gone into anaphylactic shock!
Marlene Sidaway great value, very reminiscent of her character in ‘Mum’ with Lesley Manville.
I wouldn’t recommend if you can’t handle anything too broad. Nice set & lighting too.
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Post by david on Nov 12, 2022 23:28:15 GMT
Well, that was a really enjoyable evening watching this tonight at the Lowry. A great hotel set from designer Colin Richmond dominates the stage with a few other bits and pieces to set other locations within the story. Put together with some nice lighting and sound from Oliver Fenwick and Mic Pool it really does feel that you really are in India.
It really is a heart warming production that provides plenty of laughs and fantastic one liners within the story in the 2.5hr run time to show that age is no barrier to enjoying life to its fullest. A wonderful cast has been assembled here and it really was a joy to see Hayley Mills on stage.
A well received production from tonight’s audience and a show that I am very happy to recommend booking for if it stops at a theatre in your area.
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Post by showgirl on Nov 13, 2022 5:19:16 GMT
Happy to read the latest, david as I booked my usual bargain "Early Bird" ticket (£15 for any seat cf more than double at full price) as soon as booking opened for Guildford and as I can't recall anything of the film at this remove, comparisons wouldn't be an issue for me. |
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Post by nicolaa on Nov 17, 2022 9:23:50 GMT
Too many storylines across all of the characters make this exceptionally bitty. You feel like you are getting into something and then we forget it for 20 minuets and move on before circling back for a few seconds just when you'd probably forgotten about the previous plot advancement.
The Muriel and sweeper story comes from a small moment, takes centre stage and then is forgotten about until we need everyone to come together at the end to save the hotel.
I suppose you'd say its sedate, what with the age of the cast, and it has a definite end point 15 minutes before it actually ends. I had my coat up ready to put it on BUT they carried on and on and on and eventually it's got a downbeat ending despite the curtain call dance.
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Post by mkb on Feb 23, 2023 2:13:06 GMT
The first of the two Marigold films was so-so, while the sequel was poor. It was therefore a pleasant surprise tonight at the Birmingham Alex to thoroughly enjoy the stage adaption of the book on which the first film was based.
I echo what has already been said about the effective set design, lighting and sound. I've stayed in a few hotels in India that could best be described as faded grandeur, and the production design took me right back.
The cast are on fine form all round, and Lucy Bailey's assured direction has the right balance between seriousness (in contemplating our mortality and purpose) and light-hearted drama. It is poignant without ever becoming mawkish.
The final came a little too soon for me. There are some loose ends not properly dealt with, and the unexpected fade-out followed by a Bollywood-style dance routine jars with its emotional gear-change.
Four stars.
Act 1: 19:31-20:29
Act 2: 20:50-22:03
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Post by mkb on Feb 23, 2023 17:45:07 GMT
I forgot to say there was standing ovation from many in the stalls, which is very unusual for a non-musical at this venue.
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Post by Steve on Feb 23, 2023 18:32:13 GMT
It was therefore a pleasant surprise tonight at the Birmingham Alex to thoroughly enjoy the stage adaption of the book on which the first film was based. What were the new cast members like? |
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Post by princeton on Feb 23, 2023 23:10:31 GMT
I think the new cast members start next week - at the Everyman, Cheltenham.
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