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Post by Phantom of London on Mar 27, 2016 0:53:30 GMT
A chick flick jukebox musical would normally have me running for the hills, with my sickbag.
so I saw this in Bromley on Friday and although I didn't love it, I didn't loathe it, have to say a well put together musical.
3 stars.
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Post by showgirl on Mar 27, 2016 5:09:36 GMT
I admit to having had this on my radar for months and though the reviews have been mixed, enough of them have been favourable for me to want to go. But the nearest venue to London seems to be Bromley, which is oddly hard for me to get to without going into London again and out - will probably have to wait until it reaches Brighton or Wimbledon.
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Post by Scots UK Theatre on Mar 27, 2016 10:13:33 GMT
The reviews are decent for this kind of show. Going in a few weeks in Edinburgh.
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Post by freckles on Mar 27, 2016 10:19:28 GMT
This is getting great reviews, doesn't sound like my kind of thing though.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 27, 2016 12:45:05 GMT
I'm waiting to see if my local theatre will send out any discount emails before committing.
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Post by Honoured Guest on Mar 27, 2016 13:40:16 GMT
Shows with genuine popular appeal are quite rare, and it sounds as if Jackie may have achieved this. Praise be!
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Post by musicallady on Mar 27, 2016 13:58:28 GMT
Going to see it at Sunderland
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Post by showgirl on Mar 27, 2016 17:37:32 GMT
I'm waiting to see if my local theatre will send out any discount emails before committing. ATG discount emails have been non-existent in my area since Xmas, when a website issue prevented me from booking anything, so some more seem overdue - unless their marketing strategy has changed. Otherwise you'd think Easter might be the time to advertise further discounts. |
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Post by Phantom of London on Mar 27, 2016 18:27:49 GMT
With my ATG card I saw this for £5.
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Post by showgirl on Mar 28, 2016 3:34:10 GMT
That's a very good price, Phantom! I don't mind paying rather more than that; I just miss the offers and am wary of buying a ticket, only for the price I pay to be undercut by a subsequent deal - sometimes I think theatres are their own worst enemy in this respect, as they offend regulars who've already booked and are therefore more reluctant to do so in future.
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Post by Scots UK Theatre on Mar 28, 2016 15:46:07 GMT
With my ATG card I saw this for £5. I was happy with my £12 ticket for a non ATG venue. |
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Post by duncan on Apr 16, 2016 8:20:22 GMT
Loved it!
An energetic and fun night out for all concerned, Janet Dibley looking amazing for someone who is 57 and making me pine for my lost youth when I had a massive crush on her when she was in The Two of Us, sigh!!!!!
Ah Janet, be mine, dump that Rodney Trotter and run off with me, oooooh Janet....oh right sorry excuse me, where was I.
Jackie is going through a divorce and selling her house, as she clears her loft she finds a box of old Jackie magazines - starting to read them she is visited by her 1970s younger self. Can 1970s attitudes help 21st century Jackie make the right decision in how to proceed in her life?
This was a lot better than I was expecting, its an odd mix of Mamma Mia and Our House in the storytelling department but it carries it off with a style and panache all of its own.
Decent tunes, top banter in the script and a good comedy turn from the barman make this a night to remember so put your shoes on your tiger feet and head on down to see it on tour. The only issues I had are the son being made of wood and Jackies best friends accent seemingly changing at the interval - post interval she suddenly appeared to be Canadian.
An exceptionally large, predominately female, crowd at the Kings to see this and they were raucaus but this is exactly the sort of show that requires an audience on its feet and that we were.
9/10
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Post by showgirl on Apr 16, 2016 8:50:35 GMT
Hooray! I've still had my eye on this without liking to admit it, but why not if I'm both in the target audience and amongst the demographic who seem to have enjoyed it? Must now book before I run out of accessible venues. Which probably means ATG's barn of a New Wimbledon.
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Post by Scots UK Theatre on Apr 16, 2016 18:28:29 GMT
Mmmm. Sitting waiting for this to start and wondering what the hell I've let myself in for. Never sat in a theatre filled with more women. Oh the noise.
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Post by duncan on Apr 16, 2016 20:03:47 GMT
You never saw The Full Monty then?
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Post by musicallady on Apr 17, 2016 15:24:56 GMT
Mmmm. Sitting waiting for this to start and wondering what the hell I've let myself in for. Never sat in a theatre filled with more women. Oh the noise. That's the one part I am not looking forward to. |
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Post by duncan on Apr 17, 2016 17:25:10 GMT
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Post by Scots UK Theatre on Apr 17, 2016 17:47:49 GMT
You never saw The Full Monty then? I actually have seen Full Monty. I've never ever sat in a worse audience than last night. Most of the audience were absolutely blootered. That said I enjoyed the show. |
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Post by duncan on Apr 17, 2016 17:57:55 GMT
Of course they were, its a show being marketed at the same crowd as The Full Monty or Mama Mia! - its doing great business off the back of that.
The audience on Friday night was 98% female and yes the majority did appear to be pished but it was a great night out and thats what the theatre should be. If just one of those attending each night gassed oot their puss then decides they want to see something a bit more serious at a later date then thats a win for Theatre in general.
The audience singalongs, booing, cheering and the interaction with some heckles are part of the experience, if you want 1000 people sitting on their hands and clapping politely at the end of the show then the Lyceum has The Illiad on.
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Post by showgirl on Apr 17, 2016 19:14:16 GMT
What's wrong with wishing to see this or a similar show, but in reasonably civilised company? As a female and generally a solo theatregoer, I already find at times that a preponderance of couples or groups - especially if the latter are large and noisy - can be intimidating or off-putting; if the majority of the audience is likely also to be drunk and I am supposed to accept this as the norm, I might as well abandon any plans to go.
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Post by Scots UK Theatre on Apr 17, 2016 21:24:39 GMT
Of course they were, its a show being marketed at the same crowd as The Full Monty or Mama Mia! - its doing great business off the back of that. The audience on Friday night was 98% female and yes the majority did appear to be pished but it was a great night out and thats what the theatre should be. If just one of those attending each night gassed oot their puss then decides they want to see something a bit more serious at a later date then thats a win for Theatre in general. The audience singalongs, booing, cheering and the interaction with some heckles are part of the experience, if you want 1000 people sitting on their hands and clapping politely at the end of the show then the Lyceum has The Illiad on. You think drunken louts behaving badly is appropriate in a theatre. The answer is its not acceptable in anyway. People go to theatre to be immersed in another world. Not be distracted by drunks. Theatre is a great night out & the show is great. But it doesn't need people off their face. And making a suggestion that I go and see something a bit more serious is totally stupid. Are you saying people who go and see Jackie the Musical won't like going to see Shakespeare or vice versa. Yes I'm actually going to see The Illiad next week, but then I'm also going to see Let it Be, The Thirty Nine Steps & Right Now in the same week. Theatre is not about putting people in boxes. Oh and for info the Lyceum only hold 658 people so 1000 people sitting on their hands wild be a little difficult. |
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Post by Phantom of London on Apr 17, 2016 23:47:33 GMT
A bit of pathos between the cast and the audience is fine as long as it is controlled, when you get females (drunk) they are the absolute worsen for singing, talking and sometimes dancing. Blokes are the worst for looking at their mobiles, then it can be very distracting.
I had a couple of people in Dartford or where badly behaved, but thankfully they weren't by me.
There are several Scottish dates and I know Radio is Scottish and assume Duncan is, In that case I wonder why it does better North of the border?
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Post by duncan on Apr 18, 2016 6:28:04 GMT
You think drunken louts behaving badly is appropriate in a theatre. The answer is its not acceptable in anyway. People go to theatre to be immersed in another world. Not be distracted by drunks. Theatre is a great night out & the show is great. But it doesn't need people off their face. And making a suggestion that I go and see something a bit more serious is totally stupid. Are you saying people who go and see Jackie the Musical won't like going to see Shakespeare or vice versa. Yes I'm actually going to see The Illiad next week, but then I'm also going to see Let it Be, The Thirty Nine Steps & Right Now in the same week. Theatre is not about putting people in boxes. Oh and for info the Lyceum only hold 658 people so 1000 people sitting on their hands wild be a little difficult. The theatre is a cathedral of many different religions, you appear to despise the one where people can have a good time and interact with the show. Thats fine but maybe be a but more careful with your choices in future. Can you give some examples of these "drunken louts behaving badly" from Saturday night, as I doubt there was any difference from the crowd I was in with on Friday night and they and the cast all had a great time. A give if laldy sinagalong musical makes a nice change from time to time and if people want to behave in way you consider to be inappropriate then it does say more about you and your conservative tastes rather than the other people at the show - if this was Ibsen etc then you would have a point but this clearly isnt that sort of show. That you were posting on here before the show started moaning about the fellow theatre goers says a lot. Theatre isnt about putting people into boxes says the person who calls me stupid and who then thinks everyone should be well behaved at show that has clearly been designed and marketed as an interactive experience. ...and I was being generic about The Illiad rather than specifying you. Hey ho. |
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Post by Honoured Guest on Apr 18, 2016 9:28:14 GMT
There are several Scottish dates and I know Radio is Scottish and assume Duncan is, In that case I wonder why it does better North of the border? Alcohol abuse is statistically most prevalent in Scotland. |
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Post by Scots UK Theatre on Apr 18, 2016 11:50:10 GMT
You think drunken louts behaving badly is appropriate in a theatre. The answer is its not acceptable in anyway. People go to theatre to be immersed in another world. Not be distracted by drunks. Theatre is a great night out & the show is great. But it doesn't need people off their face. And making a suggestion that I go and see something a bit more serious is totally stupid. Are you saying people who go and see Jackie the Musical won't like going to see Shakespeare or vice versa. Yes I'm actually going to see The Illiad next week, but then I'm also going to see Let it Be, The Thirty Nine Steps & Right Now in the same week. Theatre is not about putting people in boxes. Oh and for info the Lyceum only hold 658 people so 1000 people sitting on their hands wild be a little difficult. The theatre is a cathedral of many different religions, you appear to despise the one where people can have a good time and interact with the show. Thats fine but maybe be a but more careful with your choices in future. Can you give some examples of these "drunken louts behaving badly" from Saturday night, as I doubt there was any difference from the crowd I was in with on Friday night and they and the cast all had a great time. A give if laldy sinagalong musical makes a nice change from time to time and if people want to behave in way you consider to be inappropriate then it does say more about you and your conservative tastes rather than the other people at the show - if this was Ibsen etc then you would have a point but this clearly isnt that sort of show. That you were posting on here before the show started moaning about the fellow theatre goers says a lot. Theatre isnt about putting people into boxes says the person who calls me stupid and who then thinks everyone should be well behaved at show that has clearly been designed and marketed as an interactive experience. ...and I was being generic about The Illiad rather than specifying you. Hey ho. Duncan you were trying to put me into a box. I love all theatre types from the jukebox musical to Shakespeare. I go to be Imersed in the world. Drunken antics are not acceptable in a theatre. I have no problem with people enjoying themselves. But being pissed in a theatre is simply not acceptable, especially when you are ruining it for others. Your trying to have a go because you think it is. |
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Post by Scots UK Theatre on Apr 18, 2016 11:53:08 GMT
A bit of pathos between the cast and the audience is fine as long as it is controlled, when you get females (drunk) they are the absolute worsen for singing, talking and sometimes dancing. Blokes are the worst for looking at their mobiles, then it can be very distracting. I had a couple of people in Dartford or where badly behaved, but thankfully they weren't by me. There are several Scottish dates and I know Radio is Scottish and assume Duncan is, In that case I wonder why it does better North of the border? I have no issue with a little bit of banter. That's not what I'm complaining about. Everything you describe about drunken women was happening. One even stood up to shout at the case & poured their drink over me. She was absolutely off her face. |
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Post by Scots UK Theatre on Apr 18, 2016 11:54:04 GMT
A bit of pathos between the cast and the audience is fine as long as it is controlled, when you get females (drunk) they are the absolute worsen for singing, talking and sometimes dancing. Blokes are the worst for looking at their mobiles, then it can be very distracting. I had a couple of people in Dartford or where badly behaved, but thankfully they weren't by me. There are several Scottish dates and I know Radio is Scottish and assume Duncan is, In that case I wonder why it does better North of the border? I have no issue with a little bit of banter. That's not what I'm complaining about. Everything you describe about drunken women was happening. One even stood up to shout at the cast & poured their drink over me. She was absolutely off her face. And we weren't just talking about one member of the audience. It was most of the audience. |
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Post by Scots UK Theatre on Apr 19, 2016 17:20:23 GMT
One even stood up to shout at the case & poured their drink over me. She was absolutely off her face. Maybe pick your dates more carefully next time, radio? I have a feeling it would be like that most nights. Just a shame that it appears this kind of behaviour is considered the norm by some people. |
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Post by mrtumnus on Apr 21, 2016 17:30:12 GMT
The theatres will happily turn a blind eye to the drunken louts as long as the said louts continue to buy the over-priced drinks at the theatre bar.
The worst show I've been to for this was Dirty Dancing - I will never go to another show marketed mainly at the "Girls Night Out" audience.
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