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Post by tmesis on Dec 1, 2018 13:13:21 GMT
I think this deserves a transfer - the 2nd preview was highly polished and it's an all round classy affair.
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Post by Stephen on Dec 1, 2018 16:28:23 GMT
I'm sooo gutted that I forgot to book this!
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Post by theatrelover123 on Dec 1, 2018 16:50:34 GMT
I'm sooo gutted that I forgot to book this! You’ve read all the posts about a transfer, right?
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Post by Stephen on Dec 2, 2018 1:20:36 GMT
I'm sooo gutted that I forgot to book this! You’ve read all the posts about a transfer, right? I have indeed. I've been unlucky lately in seeing productions which haven't transferred as well as the reviews of the original production suggest. On top of that I'm a big fan of Mr Nyman and he may not be in a transfer. Also I think the intimacy of the Menier would be lovely for this specific show. There's some very soft touching moments which i'd put my money on losing themselves in a bigger venue. All of that plus I love dinner and a show at the Chocolate Factory!
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Post by couldileaveyou on Dec 2, 2018 2:17:31 GMT
You’ve read all the posts about a transfer, right? I have indeed. I've been unlucky lately in seeing productions which haven't transferred as well as the reviews of the original production suggest. On top of that I'm a big fan of Mr Nyman and he may not be in a transfer. Also I think the intimacy of the Menier would be lovely for this specific show. There's some very soft touching moments which i'd put my money on losing themselves in a bigger venue. All of that plus I love dinner and a show at the Chocolate Factory! They release a few premium seats almost daily
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Post by manu on Dec 2, 2018 9:10:35 GMT
On the official website there is a ticket on sale for tomorrow evening
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Xanderl
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Post by Xanderl on Dec 3, 2018 15:40:35 GMT
They've released a couple of tickets for every date - seem to be two single seats A55 and C56 for each day. Also quite a few premium seats available for this weekend
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Post by Deleted on Dec 5, 2018 9:28:30 GMT
Ooooh, for those of you who like a fiddle on the roof some production photos have been released. There's Stewart Clarke looking like he's getting ready to head to one of those nightclub's in Berlin, Andy Nyman and a beard and tallits and kippahs as far as the eye can see. Plus Judy Kuhn is back in London baby and she's rocking a tichel. Oy vey! Other people are in it too. Ah Shabbat-a You Face
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Xanderl
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Post by Xanderl on Dec 5, 2018 10:01:52 GMT
They’ve confirmed the run time as 2 hours 50 on the website so matinees will finish at 6:20 and evening shows at 10:50. Crazy start time for this
As a result I’ve swapped for a Sunday matinee (picked one of the weekends I’m not officiating at Evensong) - they will exchange tickets despite the website saying they won’t although their £5 fee for doing this seems a bit excessive compared to other theatres
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Post by Someone in a tree on Dec 5, 2018 10:58:27 GMT
Ooooh, for those of you who like a fiddle on the roof some production photos have been released. There's Stewart Clarke looking like he's getting ready to head to one of those nightclub's in Berlin, Andy Nyman and a beard and tallits and kippahs as far as the eye can see. Plus Judy Kuhn is back in London baby and she's rocking a tichel. Oy vey! Other people are in it too. Ah Shabbat-a You FaceLooks like almost every other production of Fidler
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Post by Deleted on Dec 5, 2018 11:09:19 GMT
Well it's Trevor Nunn, not Daniel Fish, what were you expecting?
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Post by Deleted on Dec 5, 2018 11:24:02 GMT
Well it's Trevor Nunn, not Daniel Fish, what were you expecting? More denim?
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Post by Someone in a tree on Dec 5, 2018 12:34:48 GMT
A double denim fidler would be amazing
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Post by alece10 on Dec 5, 2018 18:04:51 GMT
Can we get the number of "d's" sorted out please. 😁
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Post by sf on Dec 5, 2018 18:13:10 GMT
Well it's Trevor Nunn, not Daniel Fish, what were you expecting? More denim?
There actually was some denim in the Liverpool Everyman one, but only in the very last scene.
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Post by Steve on Dec 6, 2018 1:13:56 GMT
Andy Nyman is an incredible Tevye. I've seen him in a few Menier productions, and he's been radiantly likeable in every production, playing likeable beta-males in "Terrible Advice" and "Abigail's Party," the only likeable person on stage in those lascerating productions. And then, in "Assassins," he was the most likeable assassin, his Charles Guiteau just pipping Carly Bawden's Squeaky Fromme to the post, proving that his likeability is stuck to him like glue. So the question with his Tevye is not whether he could be likeable and beta-male, but tough and alpha-male, when his traditions are pressed to breaking point. And I'm delighted to say, he can, and he does, and he's brilliant. And for that reason, the Chichester one is lucky it did not transfer and try to compete with this "Fiddler," because as funny and well-performed as Omid Djalili's Tevye was, he came nowhere near to expressing the all-round family man torn-between-love-and-tradition believable lovable reality that Nyman attains here. He is as much a gravitational anchor to this production as Marcus Brigstocke was a black hole to the Menier's "Barnum." And once you've got a Tevye as right as Nyman is, there's really not much you can do to muck up "Fiddler." The whole ensemble shines, with Judy Kuhn's naive and loveable, yet formidably strong, Golde and Harriet Bunton's unbroken pristine crystalline Hodel extra-special. For me, the set and costumes were more drab than they needed to be (I accept drab is historically accurate), and the room a tad colder than I liked, and the stone floor unappealing also, but that's just personal carping, as I absolutely loved this production, and don't expect to see a better Tevye in my life. 4 and a half stars.
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Post by theatrefan77 on Dec 6, 2018 10:06:43 GMT
Tempted to buy a ticket now. It's still very expensive considering how uncomfortable the seats are at the Menier.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 6, 2018 10:22:14 GMT
With the 5* reviews out this morning can we assume that this will try have a run in the west end.
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Post by stevejohnson678 on Dec 6, 2018 10:25:22 GMT
3* from Time Out 4* from The Stage, The Telegraph, The Arts Desk 5* from Broadway World, WhatsOnStage
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Post by dani on Dec 6, 2018 10:25:52 GMT
With the 5* reviews out this morning can we assume that this will try have a run in the west end. I've only seen one 5* review (WOS). Are there others? The consensus seems respectful rather than ecstatic. Time Out (3*) calls it dour!
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Post by dani on Dec 6, 2018 10:27:02 GMT
If I'd typed a little faster, it wouldn't look as though I ignored stevejohnson678's post!
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Post by abitoftap on Dec 6, 2018 15:14:27 GMT
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Post by abitoftap on Dec 6, 2018 15:15:14 GMT
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Post by tmesis on Dec 6, 2018 16:19:23 GMT
I'm really pleased this has got such good reviews. I thought it was terrific.
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Post by alece10 on Dec 7, 2018 10:35:40 GMT
Although I knew the music and seen the film this was the first time I've seen a theatre production of Fiddler. Really enjoyed it and amazed what they had done with the small space with such a large cast. I counted 27 which must be the biggest ever cast at the Menier. Andy Nyman was excellent as we're the rest of the cast. No weak link at all. First act very long at 1 hour 40 so a much shorter second act but i can see it has to be that way. Great dancing too. Glad I saw it here rather then later if it was to transfer to the west end.
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Post by ali973 on Dec 8, 2018 10:14:24 GMT
Do they recreate Jerome Robbin's choreography or is it new? I was lucky to just grab a ticket last week for next week. Looking forward to seeing since I've never seen a production before, and especially after the great reviews.
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Post by alece10 on Dec 8, 2018 10:27:26 GMT
Do they recreate Jerome Robbin's choreography or is it new? I was lucky to just grab a ticket last week for next week. Looking forward to seeing since I've never seen a production before, and especially after the great reviews. I do believe it's pretty much the Jerome Robin's choreography.
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Post by Someone in a tree on Dec 8, 2018 12:04:16 GMT
What’s the deal with the Robbins choreography? Does it generally have to be used like with West Side Story ?
A recent broadway production used hofesh shechter as the dance man. Now that I would of loved to have seen
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Post by ali973 on Dec 8, 2018 16:06:23 GMT
I believe yes, the Robbins choreography needs to be recreated for first class productions. The recent revival was restaged with special permission (but also crediting the original and using a similar blueprint).
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Post by jgblunners on Dec 8, 2018 16:13:58 GMT
Daniel Evans' Chichester revival had permission from the estates of Robbins and the composer to allow them to implement new choreography and orchestrations. I don't know what the case is for the Menier production.
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