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Post by robertb213 on Aug 18, 2021 19:59:04 GMT
OK I'm going Aurora too. Not only do I love a nap, I've spent far too long waiting on men to turn up.
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Post by robertb213 on Aug 18, 2021 17:21:15 GMT
Whichever one ends up bitter and cynical and shunned by all the menfolk! 😉🤣
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Post by robertb213 on Aug 17, 2021 21:04:42 GMT
Just seen on TodayTix that Rush seats will be available for this 👍
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Post by robertb213 on Aug 15, 2021 19:22:37 GMT
Not been on this forum for so long but popped on to read people's thoughts of opening night. Alas nobody else from the board seems to have been there. This is the show I always wanted to be made into a musical and what they have produced is quite extraordinary. Perhaps, if anything, too ambitious as there is so much that can go wrong every night as the set is very elaborate for a touring production. There is loads going on onstage so I can only imagine what is going on off stage to keep it all moving. Literally. I won't post any spoilers but it really is the best touring production you will see this year and the leads are perfectly cast. Dianne Pilkington a sarcastic, sassy Eglantine and Charles Brunton a bumbling, excentric Professor are a dream pairing. The ensemble work their socks off from beginning to end and you would think there was double the cast there is the amount of roles and jobs they have to do throughout. The magic is wonderful. There is so much humour and heart. I absolutely adored it. Thank you, great to hear! What are the songs like? Have they included many from the film? |
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Post by robertb213 on Aug 14, 2021 20:44:50 GMT
It so deserves a full London life. As others have said, if they marketed it as 'The Hunchback Of Notre Dame - The Musical' rather than 'Disney's The Hunchback Of Notre Dame', making Disney's name quite small on the posters, I think it would then draw the right crowd and do well. Families would hopefully get the message to stay away. The only kiddie-appealing song is Topsy Turvy, and you don't even get the singing gargoyles from the film in the stage version (although I did love them).
How they'd begin to cast it, I just don't know...Patrick Page and Michael Arden are just brilliant and set a very high standard!
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Post by robertb213 on Aug 14, 2021 20:39:04 GMT
Ts got enough name recognition to go into the big at Southwark hasn’t it? I'd say so, The Large has had some right obscure stuff in it! |
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Post by robertb213 on Aug 14, 2021 9:56:28 GMT
I've finally ticked off Disney's darkest musical, and what a setting for it. The piece suits the cathedral surroundings like a glove, and when the choir gave their first 'ah AH ah, ah AH ah' from the Hellfire refrain at the start, I had goosebumps that rarely went away throughout the rest of the show.
I agree with pretty much everything said above, it's a really strong production of this rare musical and the cast did a great job. There are some real future stars here. The ensemble work incredibly hard and the leads all do a pretty fine job. It's not perfect, some of the acting is a little 'broad', a couple of fluffed lines, but these young people will only get better, and for them to be performing at this standard already is fantastic.
The score sounded so rich and atmospheric in that setting, with Hellfire and Made Of Stone being particularly powerful. I'd forgotten how good it feels to be near great music being sung so well.
The restricted seats really are quite restricted because of the enormous pillars, so get there early and choose wisely. I got as near to the central section as I could but still missed some of the action at the back of the staging area.
Now to watch the Disney animation and then a cheeky bootleg later 😀
Anyone attending today, I hope you really enjoy it.
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Post by robertb213 on Aug 13, 2021 7:57:29 GMT
Glad the read the positive review, really looking forward to this later today (even if I have just accidentally paid for 2 days of car parking... Great start to the day!) 🤣
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Post by robertb213 on Aug 12, 2021 19:52:06 GMT
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Post by robertb213 on Aug 12, 2021 19:01:35 GMT
Yeah the website said 3 hours which does seem long - bootlegs of the show online are about 2 hours 10 minutes so with interval I'm hoping for about 2 and a half hours all in 🤞
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Post by robertb213 on Aug 12, 2021 17:32:39 GMT
Did anyone see this yesterday or catching it today? I'm there for the matinee tomorrow so will report back then 😁
I'm there tonight! Never seen a production of this so I have nothing to compare it to, but I'm really looking forward to it. It'll be beautiful inside the cathedral.
Enjoy tonight! If you wouldn't mind, could you post the running time when you get back later, I'm trying to plan my trains 😁 have a good evening! |
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Post by robertb213 on Aug 12, 2021 12:43:26 GMT
Did anyone see this yesterday or catching it today? I'm there for the matinee tomorrow so will report back then 😁
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Post by robertb213 on Aug 12, 2021 12:40:46 GMT
This is why I'm not booking for anything at the moment, cancellations are happening all the time now and it's not worth the risk of paying out for advance trains etc. Fingers crossed this vastly improves from next week.
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Post by robertb213 on Aug 12, 2021 10:28:05 GMT
I've seen Wicked 10 times, mostly because of cast changes to see particular witches. Kinky Boots and Priscilla are both tied in second place at 5 times each, but they've been boosted by my usher volunteering so I only paid for a couple of the viewings.
Generally I'll only see a show more than once if one of my friends wants to see it, or if a particular performer goes into it (or I get it for free through volunteering). I'd prefer to see more shows fewer times than keep revisiting the same ones.
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Post by robertb213 on Aug 12, 2021 10:23:24 GMT
I still find it fairly reliable - just checked now out of curiousity and was able to get Six, Anything Goes and Pretty Woman for tonight if I'd wanted them... I know a lot of it is luck but definitely keep checking throughout the day, all isn't lost if there's nothing at 10am.
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Post by robertb213 on Aug 5, 2021 20:41:56 GMT
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Post by robertb213 on Aug 5, 2021 19:16:16 GMT
Happy to say this was better than I'd feared - yes they've saved a few quid on the sets and costumes but it's still a boatload of fun and the performances help elevate it. Edwin Ray is better as Tick than Joe McFadden would've been, and Miles Western (Bernadette) and Nick Hayes (Felicia) are both superb. The Divas sound great too. And you can't beat that medley finale for ending on a high.
It's also been some years since I've seen it so this may be old news, but the tour uses the Broadway opening of 'It's Raining Men' as opposed to 'Downtown'.
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Post by robertb213 on Aug 4, 2021 8:54:25 GMT
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Post by robertb213 on Aug 1, 2021 13:48:57 GMT
Anyone seen this tour yet? I'm volunteering for it in Northampton on Tuesday (and Wednesday!) so I'll report back then 🙂 Saw it in Bath this week. Not the best production of Priscilla I’ve seen but the audience absolutely loved it. Nick Hayes as Felicia was the stand out. Thank you. I'm sure I'll still love it. Even a bad production of Priscilla will still be a lot of fun. According to the website, Joe McFadden isn't playing Mitzi anymore, it's showing as Edwin Ray now. I missed that news! |
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Post by robertb213 on Aug 1, 2021 11:15:50 GMT
Anyone seen this tour yet? I'm volunteering for it in Northampton on Tuesday (and Wednesday!) so I'll report back then 🙂
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Post by robertb213 on Jul 31, 2021 19:26:50 GMT
I'd been keeping an eye on this one, wasn't sure if it would happen with everything going on but I'm glad it is. It's been on my wishlist for ages and surely this is the best version we're going to get until a fully staged version appears in London. The cathedral setting is going to be wonderful.
I've booked for the Friday matinee, one of the partial RV ones. I'll just get there early and elbow the slow folks out of the way 🤣
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Post by robertb213 on Jul 30, 2021 11:33:34 GMT
I've got the 4th episode to watch this afternoon with some kind of chocolate 😀
Also Dove Cameron seems to be treating it as a public audition for Glinda in the Wicked movie.... I wouldn't be mad about that casting!
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Post by robertb213 on Jul 29, 2021 11:43:25 GMT
It's a bit daft but it's just lovely having something theatrical and musical on the telly. Great cast as well. Aaron Tveit has the highest-waisted trousers EVER.
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Post by robertb213 on Jul 29, 2021 11:39:26 GMT
Thank you so much! Grabbed central row N Stalls for the Monday night for £67.75 including fees and insurance, pretty reasonable for Ticketmaster! Looking forward to joining the Theatreboard Night Out! 😂 |
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