Return to the Forbidden Planet - Upstairs At The Gatehouse
May 16, 2018 8:21:19 GMT
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Post by Dr Tom on May 16, 2018 8:21:19 GMT
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This is a production from Ovation, the in-house professional theatre company at the Gatehouse.
I caught the show last night at the final preview, press night is tonight.
This is actor-musician style, with a mostly young cast, several in their first professional production.
Seating is two sides of the long stage, unallocated, so you pick up your ticket on arrival and join a queue. Practically sold out last night. If you want to take in the stage, you probably want to sit at the back. I sat front row, as I prefer, which never seems to fill very quickly.
It's the type of production you'll love or hate. A jukebox musical of 60s music, pretty camp, with audience interaction, including the cast mingling before the start of the show (if you saw this on tour a couple of years ago, as I did, it's very similar stylistically, although nowhere as polished yet). A surprise celebrity appearing on the screens.
The cast are enthusiastic and do well, as most perform on multiple instruments. Some strong vocals. The accents dip in and out a bit.
Unfortunately, yesterday was the day with technical problems, including some strange audios with instruments not working (the piano had to be wheeled off and repaired at one point and the show had to be stopped part was through the first half when a guitar needed its battery replacing - but someone, who never introduced himself but I assume is the producer, told us funny stories instead). Everyone kept going through the technical glitches even where the sound combination was rather odd.
Even in the second half, it seemed rather random whether the microphone of the person talking would be switched on or not. That may well have been another technical challenge.
Two very prominent note makers sat on the back row of the four rows.
Whatever you may think, it's hard not to like a show featuring a battle with giant inflatable arms, one of the worst fake mustaches ever seen, or where the star of the show is a multi-talented Swedish guy covered in silver paint, roller skating, singing, robotic dancing and playing a trumpet (often several of those at once, Simon Oskarsson in his first professional role is one to watch and easy-on-the-eye too).
Hopefully all the glitches get sorted today and everything goes well in the press come in tonight.
Plays until 17th June.
This is a production from Ovation, the in-house professional theatre company at the Gatehouse.
I caught the show last night at the final preview, press night is tonight.
This is actor-musician style, with a mostly young cast, several in their first professional production.
Seating is two sides of the long stage, unallocated, so you pick up your ticket on arrival and join a queue. Practically sold out last night. If you want to take in the stage, you probably want to sit at the back. I sat front row, as I prefer, which never seems to fill very quickly.
It's the type of production you'll love or hate. A jukebox musical of 60s music, pretty camp, with audience interaction, including the cast mingling before the start of the show (if you saw this on tour a couple of years ago, as I did, it's very similar stylistically, although nowhere as polished yet). A surprise celebrity appearing on the screens.
The cast are enthusiastic and do well, as most perform on multiple instruments. Some strong vocals. The accents dip in and out a bit.
Unfortunately, yesterday was the day with technical problems, including some strange audios with instruments not working (the piano had to be wheeled off and repaired at one point and the show had to be stopped part was through the first half when a guitar needed its battery replacing - but someone, who never introduced himself but I assume is the producer, told us funny stories instead). Everyone kept going through the technical glitches even where the sound combination was rather odd.
Even in the second half, it seemed rather random whether the microphone of the person talking would be switched on or not. That may well have been another technical challenge.
Two very prominent note makers sat on the back row of the four rows.
Whatever you may think, it's hard not to like a show featuring a battle with giant inflatable arms, one of the worst fake mustaches ever seen, or where the star of the show is a multi-talented Swedish guy covered in silver paint, roller skating, singing, robotic dancing and playing a trumpet (often several of those at once, Simon Oskarsson in his first professional role is one to watch and easy-on-the-eye too).
Hopefully all the glitches get sorted today and everything goes well in the press come in tonight.
Plays until 17th June.
