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Post by Figaro on May 10, 2021 15:44:32 GMT
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Post by max on May 10, 2021 16:04:49 GMT
This was a fun show. I enjoyed hearing the range of laughter from different sections of the audience, adults on the world weary stuff, children on the rude bits. I thought the staging and set could have been more imaginative, though lighting did a lot of the heavy lifting in all the bits you're liklely to remember. It looks quite an easy thing to tour, allowing these short engagements. Short engagements quite conservative, but definitely one of those shows that's going to play best with a full house, so makes sense.
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Post by j0shwaterfield on May 10, 2021 17:25:11 GMT
Not sure if this has been talked about yet but does anyone know the staging for the tour? Will be interesting to see if they restage the UK Version for a "normal" stage or if they just use the US staging. Kinda hoping we get the US Staging.
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Post by stagebyte on May 13, 2021 22:28:27 GMT
Not sure if this has been talked about yet but does anyone know the staging for the tour? Will be interesting to see if they restage the UK Version for a "normal" stage or if they just use the US staging. Kinda hoping we get the US Staging. I’ve seen both? Can’t remember any vast difference other than slight changes to the set?
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Post by greeny11 on Aug 19, 2021 8:10:07 GMT
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Post by robertb213 on Sept 21, 2021 17:04:15 GMT
Heard from the Derngate today that this is now visiting us in 2022 (was supposed to be the first week of November).
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Post by Mark on Sept 22, 2021 23:34:23 GMT
The Monday evening performance in Woking has been cancelled for some reason.
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Post by distantcousin on Sept 27, 2021 17:00:02 GMT
Heard from the Derngate today that this is now visiting us in 2022 (was supposed to be the first week of November).
Yeah, postponed yet again!! What's going on!?!?
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Post by LaLuPone on Sept 29, 2021 23:39:30 GMT
Saw this tonight in Woking, I’d seen it once before in London about a month before it closed. Was very good again tonight, I’m guessing there’s probably minimal changes in the set but I didn’t notice any. All the leads were excellent and it’s still a crowd pleaser, especially when it becomes a rock concert at the end. Might catch the tour again in Cardiff next summer.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Oct 24, 2021 13:11:18 GMT
How are the kids working out for the tour so far? Is the performance quality as good as the WE? I assume there are several casts of kids, I wonder how many? The logistics of this tour must be a nightmare with schooling and guardians etc. According to the website they’re still auditioning by the looks of it.
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Post by lolasangel on Oct 24, 2021 18:12:43 GMT
How are the kids working out for the tour so far? Is the performance quality as good as the WE? I assume there are several casts of kids, I wonder how many? The logistics of this tour must be a nightmare with schooling and guardians etc. According to the website they’re still auditioning by the looks of it. Ive been to two tour venues now and I have to say the standard is as high as the opening west end cast. Whats more confusing is the kids are now split into Band Teams and Singing teams. From what I understand there are 3 singing teams (Summer, Tomika, Marcy, Shonelle, Billy, Mason) and they perform the whole week, so 1 in 3 venues. With 4 Band teams (Zach, Freddie, Katie, Laurence, James and Sophie - who cover the band roles). 2 teams at each venue so a 50/50 split.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Dec 7, 2021 9:34:22 GMT
Any more feedback on the tour? How is Jake Sharp doing?
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Jan 5, 2022 22:43:43 GMT
Lots of fun tonight at this. I think we had Alex Tompkins on as Dewey going by the cast photos although he’s not credited as alternate or Understudy, he had fantastic energy. Rebecca Locke was fabulously buttoned up as Miss Mullins and all of the kids were great. It’s a while since I saw it in London but it didn’t look unduly cut back for the touring version. Impossible not to come out smiling. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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Post by bluemoon on Jan 5, 2022 23:12:09 GMT
I went last night, lead was Alex Tompkins too , I thought he was amazing and how he keeps up the stamina I don’t know ! Was as good if not better than when I saw it the West End, definitely worth a ticket if you can get there
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Post by danb on Jan 6, 2022 8:29:22 GMT
Your reviews and the presence of Ms Locke has finally convinced me to shell out a whole £13 (well £16 really) for a front row seat for this. Roll on May.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Jan 6, 2022 8:50:52 GMT
Your reviews and the presence of Ms Locke has finally convinced me to shell out a whole £13 (well £16 really) for a front row seat for this. Roll on May. I think you mean “Rock’n Roll” on May! 🤟😝🤟
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Post by fiyero on Jan 6, 2022 9:28:34 GMT
Lots of fun tonight at this. I think we had Alex Tompkins on as Dewey going by the cast photos although he’s not credited as alternate or Understudy, he had fantastic energy. Rebecca Locke was fabulously buttoned up as Miss Mullins and all of the kids were great. It’s a while since I saw it in London but it didn’t look unduly cut back for the touring version. Impossible not to come out smiling. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Alex is Alternate I think (certainly according to his Twitter Bio). When I saw the show in Woking there was no cast board or way of finding out seemingly so I had to try and identify from the photos but I saw Alex too!
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Post by Dr Tom on Mar 22, 2022 15:50:14 GMT
I saw this yesterday in Wimbledon. Unusual for them to start the tour on a Monday. The theatre seemed pretty full. I was in one of the side stalls price promise seats, but the view was excellent. The audience was a little difficult as they had a few rows around me taken up by young people and their carers, so there was quite a lot of moaning and rattling (and one phone that lasted over 15 rings), but the group seemed to enjoy this.
This has transferred very well with no cuts from the London production as far as I can tell. A few updated jokes, but otherwise this is very much the same show. An excellent cast of children (and adults).
No great desire to see this again soon, but very happy to have caught the tour cast.
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Post by shady23 on Mar 23, 2022 21:35:56 GMT
Cancelled half an hour in tonight due to microphone problems which they couldn't fix.
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Post by ceebee on Apr 23, 2022 19:36:34 GMT
Saw this today in Canterbury. Excellent cast with some superb children leading the charge. Highly recommend getting tickets if it is in a town near you.
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Post by danb on May 12, 2022 14:58:36 GMT
Why have I never bothered with this before? Its a right old hoot isn’t it? Only at the interval but its not only a great score but it’s really (corny but) funny. The kids are great, the guy playing Dewey (we have Alex Tompkins…awesome) is great and to whack the fantastic Rebecca Locke in the middle of it all doing full out legit Soprano stuff is just legendary. Might have to come again before Saturday.
Edit: can’t come again. Its pretty much sold out! Did this really leave town because it had run its course?
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Post by BurlyBeaR on May 12, 2022 16:43:24 GMT
I know! It’s great! Whoever decided to replace it with the sh*t show that is Cinderella must be kicking themselves 😲
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Post by interval99 on May 12, 2022 17:52:15 GMT
Saw this Tuesday and it really is a great show and wonderfully played loud as a rock show should be. Will post more later but worth noting this was a slow burn on the bookings. I only picked up my seat a few weeks back and there was choice of around half the stalls seats at the time On the night it was full and as Danb mentions it's pretty solid booked for the rest of the week. Next week it's playing Cardiff which is different as they normally program at least short gap between shows playing both sites.
The programme had advert saying the UK amateurs rights were available for 2023 so doesn't look like they will run tour into next year so try to catch this one if you can.
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Post by Rory on May 12, 2022 18:22:04 GMT
Finally seeing it in Dublin next month and looking forward to it!
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Post by interval99 on May 12, 2022 19:02:02 GMT
Jake Sharp played Dewey at the hippodrome opening night Tuesday and totally won over the audience. The man does not have an actor's vanity bone in his body and full on played Dewey the Slob with a capital S . He does have a powerful booming voice to match the powerhouse performance. The whole cast are great and the show pretty much looked as per the London version. The children actors really drive the show and had forgotten how much they have to take on and all were top of the game.no cast board and with several similar looking actors in both the adult and children cast it's a bit of a guessing game unless you catch the names at the bows but did catch the name of Daisy Hanna playing bass player Katie and she was superb, happy to send her self up and always full on in a scene even if on the background. Joseph Shepherd as Zack the rocking guitarist was the only other name I caught but all the children were the Equal of the adults. Fun night and nice to be in a regional theatre audience where most while they may know the film were seeing and hearing the musical for the first time. You get so many touring regular shows or the musicals from the well known movie doing the rounds that's it's it's been a while since been at the hippodrome and sensed the excitement of a crowd discovering a musical. Highly recommended, as per London Dewey does say at the finale you can take pictures or video but strangely it seemed less people did with official permission than at a normal show where camera pop up. Merchandise t-shirts, CDs, teddy, guitar picks, and was doing a steady trade.
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Post by ronnette on Jul 5, 2022 12:25:37 GMT
So I see the tour is now closing on July 31 at the Sheffield Lyceum instead of the scheduled run up to the middle of September. Anyone know why? Is it transferring into town?
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Post by Figaro on Jul 5, 2022 13:24:35 GMT
So I see the tour is now closing on July 31 at the Sheffield Lyceum instead of the scheduled run up to the middle of September. Anyone know why? Is it transferring into town? Poor ticket sales. Many 2 week stints were cut down to 1.
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Post by undeuxtrois on Jul 5, 2022 20:05:56 GMT
Currently evacuated due to a fire alarm. Awaiting fire brigade before decision is made to restart or not.
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Post by louonthegogo on Jul 7, 2022 21:14:30 GMT
So I see the tour is now closing on July 31 at the Sheffield Lyceum instead of the scheduled run up to the middle of September. Anyone know why? Is it transferring into town? Poor ticket sales. Many 2 week stints were cut down to 1. I went to the second Wednesday showing in Dublin, the place was maybe 1/8th full. It's happening to all shows, the last proper sold out show I went to was Chicago in early April and I've been to more than half a dozen since. Every other show that I've been to at the Bord Gáis since then I've been moved down from my €20 Upper Circle Seats to €60 Stalls. It's not a good time to be a producer.
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Post by david on Jul 7, 2022 23:44:06 GMT
Having been at last night's show at the Liverpool Empire with a £20 single seat ticket offer in the front stalls, this was great fun (a switch your brain off show with some belting songs) and was certainly worth a watch. Jake Sharp was on as Dewey and I have to say I thought he was excellent and brought a lot of energy to this role both in the acting and singing and certainly won over tonight's audience. As Rosalie, Rebecca Lock was fabulous with her big number of WDTRG (which I'll admit is my personal favorite in the show).
When I watched SoR at the GL a few years ago, I was blown away by the talented kids on stage who were sensational and from last night's watch I have to say the kids on stage were just as good and thoroughly deserved the standing ovation at the end of the show.
From what I could see, the stalls were pretty full and that certainly helped create the fantastic concert atmosphere at the end of the show.
Rating - 4 stars
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