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Post by zahidf on Jun 9, 2021 7:04:19 GMT
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Post by Someone in a tree on Jun 9, 2021 7:42:49 GMT
I love the TV show. I wonder if 20 minutes of silly joy can be spun out into a satisfying evening out?
Regardless just the right kind of tonic the UK needs right now.
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Post by stevejohnson678 on Jun 9, 2021 8:34:16 GMT
Please, please, please let Ellie White and Celeste Dring be in the cast as Beatrice and Eugenie. They steal every scene they appear in on the TV show. And seeing Celeste Dring is kind of an August (Edinburgh Fringe) tradition for me, with her also being 50% of sketch duo Lazy Susan.
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Post by frosty on Jun 9, 2021 10:38:09 GMT
Booked! Love the TV show. This will either be genius or a bin fire :-)
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Post by alicechallice on Jun 24, 2021 9:34:55 GMT
Slightly disappointed that only 3 other actors from the TV series are joining Harry Enfield in this (Harry, Edward & Andrew).
I was hoping Hadyn Gwynne would jump on board following the Copenhagen tour. And Hugh Skinner, Morgana Robinson, Ellie White, Katy Wix...
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Post by MrBraithwaite on Jun 24, 2021 12:47:17 GMT
If Haydn Gwynne is not in it, no interest from me. Tracy-Ann Oberman is good though.  |
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Post by Jon on Jun 24, 2021 15:28:39 GMT
I suspect most of the cast had other commitments hence why they've had to recast the majority of the roles.
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Post by mrbarnaby on Jun 24, 2021 18:53:49 GMT
Seems utterly pointless to do it if it’s not most/all of the main TV cast
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Post by Someone in a tree on Jun 24, 2021 19:12:00 GMT
Seems utterly pointless to do it if it’s not most/all of the main TV cast I wonder if it will be an actor impersonating an actor impersonating a Royal |
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Post by theatreian on Jun 24, 2021 21:55:29 GMT
It's a pity more of the tv cast are not going to be in it. Always look forward to the tv show.
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Post by musicalmarge on Aug 3, 2021 6:32:34 GMT
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Post by musicalmarge on Aug 3, 2021 6:36:33 GMT
I saw this last night.
First of all it should be in the musicals section. There are huge company singing chorus type numbers in it (not that that’s a good thing)
I left in the interval. The actors, production, performances were all very good. But the material was dreadful and mostly crude and not funny.
There were funny moments and as expected… it features all the typical Prince Andrew, Megan, Fergie jokes you would expect - but the storyline, script and musical numbers were amateur and ….. cringeworthy.
2 stars from me. Skip this and save your money.
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Post by SuperTrooper on Aug 3, 2021 9:24:44 GMT
I was there last night, it was hilarious! (Busman's holiday, a theatre trip on my night off)
I know of the TV show but never watched it.
The Theatre was pretty full, masks were worn by all walking around, in seats most took them off. FoH staff were on the ball and seemed well drilled.
The Director gave a speech before the show, basically saying in Theatre you usually get a dress rehearsal before your first public show and they had only just finished the tech an hour or so before!
There were some technical issues during the show, sort of expected even without a dress run.
Tracy-Ann Oberman had a song in the 2nd Act that brought the house down, with technical issues at the end which allowed her to gracefully break the 4th wall for an extra laugh.
With a comedy and an audience the laughs don't always come when you expect, there were a few moments that caused a little corpsing on stage.
Some of the staging was clever, but a few too many "cloth" scenes to allow the main set to be re-dressed for my liking.
I wasn't sure how I felt at the interval, Act 1 seemed not to flow easily, Act 2 was better.
Overall a fun night out and I'd quite like to see it again nearer the end of the run without the technical problems.
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Post by scotty8692 on Aug 3, 2021 10:10:47 GMT
I was there last night, it was hilarious! (Busman's holiday, a theatre trip on my night off) I know of the TV show but never watched it. The Theatre was pretty full, masks were worn by all walking around, in seats most took them off. FoH staff were on the ball and seemed well drilled. The Director gave a speech before the show, basically saying in Theatre you usually get a dress rehearsal before your first public show and they had only just finished the tech an hour or so before! There were some technical issues during the show, sort of expected even without a dress run. Tracy-Ann Oberman had a song in the 2nd Act that brought the house down, with technical issues at the end which allowed her to gracefully break the 4th wall for an extra laugh. With a comedy and an audience the laughs don't always come when you expect, there were a few moments that caused a little corpsing on stage. Some of the staging was clever, but a few too many "cloth" scenes to allow the main set to be re-dressed for my liking. I wasn't sure how I felt at the interval, Act 1 seemed not to flow easily, Act 2 was better. Overall a fun night out and I'd quite like to see it again nearer the end of the run without the technical problems. Great to hear some early thoughts on the show. Got my ticket booked for mid September, so will be interested to see how it is then. I know it'll probably change quite a bit, but SuperTrooper, what kind of time was it finished last night? |
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Post by SuperTrooper on Aug 3, 2021 11:04:33 GMT
I was there last night, it was hilarious! (Busman's holiday, a theatre trip on my night off) I know of the TV show but never watched it. The Theatre was pretty full, masks were worn by all walking around, in seats most took them off. FoH staff were on the ball and seemed well drilled. The Director gave a speech before the show, basically saying in Theatre you usually get a dress rehearsal before your first public show and they had only just finished the tech an hour or so before! There were some technical issues during the show, sort of expected even without a dress run. Tracy-Ann Oberman had a song in the 2nd Act that brought the house down, with technical issues at the end which allowed her to gracefully break the 4th wall for an extra laugh. With a comedy and an audience the laughs don't always come when you expect, there were a few moments that caused a little corpsing on stage. Some of the staging was clever, but a few too many "cloth" scenes to allow the main set to be re-dressed for my liking. I wasn't sure how I felt at the interval, Act 1 seemed not to flow easily, Act 2 was better. Overall a fun night out and I'd quite like to see it again nearer the end of the run without the technical problems. Great to hear some early thoughts on the show. Got my ticket booked for mid September, so will be interested to see how it is then. I know it'll probably change quite a bit, but SuperTrooper, what kind of time was it finished last night? It went up about 7.45/50 and came down about 10. So running just over 2hrs with interval. |
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Post by scotty8692 on Aug 3, 2021 12:39:53 GMT
Cheers for the reply!
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Post by eua78 on Aug 3, 2021 16:36:02 GMT
Does anyone know what has happened all of a sudden to the circle seats on Thursday matinees, they all just disappeared when I tried to book today, they were all there yesterday. Have they all just suddenly sold out ? ![]() ![]() |
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Post by jennapatchell on Aug 3, 2021 18:27:39 GMT
Sad to see no mask enforcement.
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Post by fiyero on Aug 3, 2021 18:28:39 GMT
I've got this booked in a couple of weeks. Paid too much as I didn't know there would be rush at the front (want to sit close for this one I think). Hope it is a good show and successful as I love the TV show.
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Post by jennapatchell on Aug 3, 2021 19:41:33 GMT
Interval time. This is absolutely dire ! Multiple people walked out during Act 1 !
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Post by mrbarnaby on Aug 3, 2021 22:45:27 GMT
You don’t say!
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Post by Mark on Aug 4, 2021 8:57:40 GMT
Surprised they're expecting this to run until October. Sales look pretty terrible.
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Post by justpassingthrough on Aug 10, 2021 10:40:51 GMT
I saw this and loved it! Hadn't seen the tv show so didn't know what to expect. What a brilliant cast, glorious set design and the audience ate it up. It got me thinking a version of this should run in town for a long time. Would happily go back and recommend.
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Post by dlevi on Aug 10, 2021 15:49:05 GMT
Despite some terrific performers - Tracy Ann Oberman in particular, this was only occasionally funny and more often than not just plain amateurish. Lots of folks fled at the interval.
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Post by ronnette on Aug 11, 2021 7:15:00 GMT
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Post by fiyero on Aug 15, 2021 16:26:44 GMT
I just saw this and am now relaxing in Leicester Square before dinner then a train home after a weekend where this was the only show that I booked and saw at the time expected! (Covid stole lion king, sister act, Joseph and amelie and my hoped for but not booked early visit to Anything Goes and I ended up with Les Mis, Pippin, Tina and The Windsors Endgame so not too shabby). I know I am high on the post show buzz but this may have been my favourite of the weekend.
As mentioned up thread I overpaid but got bargains on my other 3 shows so win some, lose some. Not a huge audience which helped the people in the row behind easily move as they couldn’t see past me! I was second row and luckily nobody directly in front. I think you’d have to know and love the TV show to get the characterisation of these not quite real life royals. You need to have an understanding of how we got to this point and I think any tourists may have a surprise! It didn’t matter to me that many parts were recast, it gave a chance for some newcomers to shine and also to see some great names on stage.
I get the point made earlier about too much front of curtain stuff but for a short run and I’m guessing plonked on top of Mormon’s stage too much automation or fancy stuff was out. When I booked I wasn’t expecting songs but they really added to it and were greatly enjoyed by the audience.
I think Matthew Cottle as Prince Edward and anyone else who needed a line more or less was my favourite performance.
The show is panto like and doesn’t take itself too seriously. It will definitely be on my reserve list for if I lose any more shows (I really hope not with the rule changes) or otherwise a spare slot comes up.
If you can get a cheap ticket (either near the back or discounted go for it) but don’t pay £85 and maybe have a head in your way!
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