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Post by stevejohnson678 on Feb 6, 2020 11:23:45 GMT
Runs at Southwark Playhouse in The Large from 29 May to 27 June.  Tickets on sale now! |
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Post by intoanewlife on Feb 6, 2020 11:34:29 GMT
One word...Rhinoceros...
This sounds like such a horrendous idea it could very well be brilliant.
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Post by Someone in a tree on Feb 6, 2020 12:06:34 GMT
Jacqui Dankworth I love
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Post by Dr Tom on Feb 6, 2020 12:20:56 GMT
Bit of a change from 42nd Street for Norman Bowman.
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Xanderl
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Not always very high value in terms of ticket yield or donations
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Post by Xanderl on Feb 6, 2020 13:28:09 GMT
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Post by distantcousin on Feb 6, 2020 14:12:52 GMT
They need to include "In All The Right Places" - the theme from the film!
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Post by cheri78 on Feb 7, 2020 8:58:14 GMT
Well, that song has sold it to me! Can't wait!
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Post by FrontroverPaul on Feb 7, 2020 10:39:54 GMT
Fave seat booked for a Tuesday matinee mid-run, £12 from my PAYG subscription instead of £27.50, such a good deal.
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Post by CG on the loose on Feb 7, 2020 19:36:12 GMT
Well, that song has sold it to me! Can't wait! Me too. And you've gotta love their PAYG membership  |
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Post by chrismis on Feb 9, 2020 17:15:09 GMT
The film is on Channel 5 tonight at 10 pm.
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Post by alece10 on Feb 9, 2020 17:40:18 GMT
Is she daughter of Cleo and Johnny? |
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Post by squidward on Feb 9, 2020 17:50:51 GMT
Wow first Pretty Woman and now this. What era are we in? Aside from the tedium of yet another two films being adapted for stage, I would have thought resurrecting these particular ones would have been thrown out at the ideas stage. Both films were dodgy at the time they originally came out, but back then representing women in that fashion wasn’t something that troubled the entertainment industry very much, if at all. Thankfully in 2020 things have changed quite a bit. This is a shocking error of judgement on the part of whoever is producing these shows in my opinion. I wonder if London will receive PW with any more enthusiasm than Broadway did? It’ll be interesting to see.
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Post by Someone in a tree on Feb 9, 2020 17:57:29 GMT
Is she daughter of Cleo and Johnny? Indeed. You can find her on the CD's of Woods (Phoenix) and Merrily (Leicester Haymarket) She has recorded quite a few albums and my fave is Detour Ahead. Well worth checking out |
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Post by squidward on Feb 10, 2020 20:40:00 GMT
I take your point Theatremonkey, but I think the examples you’ve given are all much greater works than either Pretty Woman or Indecent Proposal ( both of which I would personally file under the Hollywood pap list).
Also both are on TV regularly enough for people to check out the way attitudes have moved on since those films were made, not sure whether we need to have musical adaptations on stage to reinforce that.
I’ll be interesting to see how both shows are received here in the UK.
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Post by xanady on Feb 10, 2020 20:47:41 GMT
^Wonder if ‘Paint Your Wagon’ could be staged today without great controversy?
Also scenes in ‘Carousel’,one of the numbers from the original ‘Holiday Inn’ and what about ‘The Jolson Story’ that helped to make Brian Conley an established stage star.
Agree with theatremonkey that the list is endless.
Some of the tv ‘comedies’ from the past such as Love Thy Neighbour,Mind Your Language and Benny Hill were watched and loved by millions,but today would be totally abhorrent.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Feb 10, 2020 21:17:16 GMT
^Wonder if ‘Paint Your Wagon’ could be staged today without great controversy? Also scenes in ‘Carousel’,one of the numbers from the original ‘Holiday Inn’ and what about ‘The Jolson Story’ that helped to make Brian Conley an established stage star. Agree with theatremonkey that the list is endless. Some of the tv ‘comedies’ from the past such as Love Thy Neighbour,Mind Your Language and Benny Hill were watched and loved by millions,but today would be totally abhorrent. Paint Your Wagon was staged at the Liverpool Everyman last year. No one died. |
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Post by xanady on Feb 10, 2020 21:24:35 GMT
^Not even in the cattle stampede?
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Post by Mr Snow on Feb 11, 2020 11:14:05 GMT
Whilst agreeing with the point made, can I add I'm still a little sad that I doubt I'll never again get the chance to see (major) productions of Pal Joey or Camelot...to name but too...
I think someone really smart might be able to rewrite some of these? Problematic I know, but if Bobbie can successfully change gender then there may be ways to reinvent and reveal some of the gold (songs mainly) that look like being lost.
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Post by robertb213 on Jul 6, 2021 14:41:30 GMT
I swear there was thread on this last year but I'm damned if I can find it 🤣
Anyway, it's back on, 22 October to 27th November. Ako Mitchell, Jacqui Dankworth and Norman Bowman starring.
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Post by theatrelover123 on Jul 6, 2021 15:12:34 GMT
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Post by robertb213 on Jul 6, 2021 15:37:02 GMT
Yes! I searched that bugger numerous times and couldn't find it!
Mods, could you link please?
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Post by theatreian on Jul 6, 2021 16:07:27 GMT
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Aug 27, 2021 16:58:59 GMT
Small reminder that if you spot a thread that needs to be actioned by mods please use the Report option rather than requesting it in the thread. No one gets into trouble for starting a duplicate thread so reporting It is fine. We can’t read every post in every thread so things can get missed. Thank you!
Merged.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Aug 27, 2021 17:01:40 GMT
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Sept 23, 2021 7:27:54 GMT
Starring Norman Bowman (42nd Street, Eugenius!) as Jonny, Lizzy Connolly (The Windsors, Sweet Charity) as Rebecca, Ako Mitchell (Caroline, or Change, Sister Act) as Larry, Jacqui Dankworth (Into the Woods) as Annie and Eve de Leon Allen as Heid
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Post by robertb213 on Sept 23, 2021 7:43:16 GMT
I am here for everything Lizzy Connolly is in 😁
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Post by stompboy on Oct 23, 2021 23:08:53 GMT
Well, they tried… but maybe they shouldn’t have! Just seemed so dated and irrelevant. Will be interested to know what other board members think… if anyone else bothers to go!
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Post by tmesis on Oct 26, 2021 15:01:36 GMT
Saw this last night. It doesn't really work as a musical - the resetting of the story in a night club was just an easy way to bolt half of the songs on to the plot but few of them pushed the drama along and they felt like add ons. Having said that though, I enjoyed it and the time flew by, mainly due to the excellent cast and clever production. It was great to see Jacqui Dankworth, and she has some of the best songs which she performed immaculately - but she has little to do with the plot, being just the lead singer in the club.
The premise of the story didn't really feel that dated to me and I think it was dealt with more delicately than in the film. I actually think there's a decent musical buried somewhere in this but it needs major tweaking to find it.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 1, 2021 22:57:37 GMT
If there is a modern version of 'Not Since Carrie' the book will be called 'Not Since Indecent Proposal'
All the leads have been fantastic in other shows, but not one of them can make this work.
I could write so much more about it, but none of it remotely good. I'll stick to the positives: There's a kitsch hostess trolley in the first half (but even that is all wrong for this)
Edit: I have never been embarressed for a performer before. Tonight i couldnt sink down into my seat enough. Not because of their performance, but because of the material they had to work with in Act 2.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Nov 2, 2021 8:13:06 GMT
Oh dear.
Press night tonight!
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