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Post by stevejohnson678 on Dec 14, 2017 18:01:44 GMT
Well, that's rather fabulous casting. Laura Baldwin was the star of the show for me in Big Fish. Looking forward to seeing Loserville alumnus Dan Buckley again too!
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Post by Deleted on Dec 14, 2017 18:09:12 GMT
Was holding out for casting, but can safely say I've not heard of any of them. Bravo to the brave producers putting on an unknown musical with an unknown cast - exactly what the Other Palace needs!
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Post by stevejohnson678 on Dec 14, 2017 18:19:17 GMT
Was holding out for casting, but can safely say I've not heard of any of them. Bravo to the brave producers putting on an unknown musical with an unknown cast - exactly what the Other Palace needs! Isn't The Other Palace, as a venue which describes itself as "dedicated to discovering, developing and reimagining musical theatre", the obvious place to be staging a new musical? If they can give a young professional cast of emerging talent the chance to shine in the process then all the better. There's always Barnum at the Menier if you want a known musical with a celebrity in the leading role...
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Post by Deleted on Dec 15, 2017 7:44:11 GMT
Was holding out for casting, but can safely say I've not heard of any of them. Bravo to the brave producers putting on an unknown musical with an unknown cast - exactly what the Other Palace needs! Isn't The Other Palace, as a venue which describes itself as "dedicated to discovering, developing and reimagining musical theatre", the obvious place to be staging a new musical? If they can give a young professional cast of emerging talent the chance to shine in the process then all the better. There's always Barnum at the Menier if you want a known musical with a celebrity in the leading role... ...I was being sincere. I think it's great that there are still producers out there willing to take risks like that!
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Post by showgirl on Dec 28, 2017 5:59:38 GMT
Does anyone please have any info about the plot - if there is one? I'm semi-interested but the only detail I've been able to find on any website is a single sentence and having listened to (part of) the 3 soundtrack clips available online, they all sounded similar and horribly screechy and American (yes, I do know it's set in the US).
Hence so far it's not tempting me hugely but that's partly due to it being largely an unknown quantity. I'm quite happy seeing a cast I've never heard of, whether any of them are known or not, and to support new work/emerging talent, but the music is key for me.
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Post by HereForTheatre on Dec 28, 2017 9:37:49 GMT
Does anyone please have any info about the plot - if there is one? I'm semi-interested but the only detail I've been able to find on any website is a single sentence and having listened to (part of) the 3 soundtrack clips available online, they all sounded similar and horribly screechy and American (yes, I do know it's set in the US). Hence so far it's not tempting me hugely but that's partly due to it being largely an unknown quantity. I'm quite happy seeing a cast I've never heard of, whether any of them are known or not, and to support new work/emerging talent, but the music is key for me. {Spoiler - click to view} It's about a lad who writes comics and then one of his comics get's made into a film, but then his comic actually comes to life or turns out to be real and the lad becomes the hero of the story.
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Post by djp on Dec 29, 2017 1:18:31 GMT
Does anyone please have any info about the plot - if there is one? I'm semi-interested but the only detail I've been able to find on any website is a single sentence and having listened to (part of) the 3 soundtrack clips available online, they all sounded similar and horribly screechy and American (yes, I do know it's set in the US). Hence so far it's not tempting me hugely but that's partly due to it being largely an unknown quantity. I'm quite happy seeing a cast I've never heard of, whether any of them are known or not, and to support new work/emerging talent, but the music is key for me. Depends of course on how much its changed since the Palladium. But that was fun, funny, and had some decent tunes - as well as a nostalgia factor . it got a very good reception. A good pick me up for a winters day. The plot like many musicals, fizzles at the end as they look for an end, but would work if they spent more than 10 p on some props, and have worked a bit on it. Most poeple will get the 80s references, and its fun still without that. Westendwilma did a good review that doesn't give too much plot away. My problem is it worked with a top knotch set of westend leads who can sing really well, and act really well , and do comedy. At a quick look only Daniel Buckley is back - though quite a few of the 2016 leads, are doing something else in early 18. . Instead, its been cast with a cast of people who don't register with me apart from Cameron Blakely - which is unsual for the Other Palace - where The Party was stuffed with top names, and shows like the Whisper House went out with at least 3.They may have done a brilliant job with the casting, but it doesn't sing out come and see me again..
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Post by Deleted on Jan 22, 2018 14:12:54 GMT
Guys they have just realeased £10 front row side seats for this entire week of previews! I sat there both times at Big Fish and the view wasn't at all bad, so a tenner is a steal! Snap them up whilst you can!
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Post by Deleted on Jan 22, 2018 14:15:57 GMT
Oh and also... picture of the set...
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Post by Deleted on Jan 22, 2018 19:54:11 GMT
I sat there both times at Big Fish and the view wasn't at all bad, so a tenner is a steal! Be careful. They have also taken the outermost 2 in row A, and aisle seat in B off sale, and dropped the ends of C and D to 3rd price, plus off-centre seats in A to C to second or third. Sightlines will be quite different, I'm told. For £10 you can't go wrong, but it may not be quite as good as "Big Fish" was. Meh, thats OK. I've sat front row 5 out of 5 times at this theatre now, so if there is any issue, its not the end of the world. Plus i was smart and booked the closest seat to central at the tenner price, which is the seat next to the central ones, so it'll be fine.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 22, 2018 21:40:55 GMT
Looks like the issue with those side seats will be not being able to see whatever is going on those top platforms. Thankfully I booked pretty much to the central block. websta.me/p/1698144078602356788_1931296197
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Post by robertb213 on Jan 23, 2018 19:50:51 GMT
Any verdicts on this yet from Previews? Listened to the soundtrack on Spotify last night (while shopping in Lidl, classy) and quite enjoyed it so might book for later in the run
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Post by Deleted on Jan 23, 2018 20:24:09 GMT
Any verdicts on this yet from Previews? Listened to the soundtrack on Spotify last night (while shopping in Lidl, classy) and quite enjoyed it so might book for later in the run I always get slightly apprehensive when there are no comments on here froma first preview. Usually at least one of us makes the effort to take the plunge and go. I did it for Big Fish, someone else take the reigns.
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Post by robertb213 on Jan 23, 2018 20:31:31 GMT
Ben Adams (❤) posted some positive Twitter stuff from last night on his Instagram this morning, but then there could've been 4000 slaggings and 4 good ones so you can't always tell
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Post by shady23 on Jan 23, 2018 21:02:55 GMT
One of the admin from the MTAS Group is there
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Post by robertb213 on Jan 23, 2018 21:13:02 GMT
Thanks, sounding positive so far! 😁
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Post by manu on Jan 23, 2018 22:53:42 GMT
I was there too! Lovely show! Liam Forde (Eugenius) is so so so sweet, i'm in love.And is voice is very good!
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Post by daniel on Jan 23, 2018 23:03:47 GMT
I have to say, I'm pleasantly surprised at how much I enjoyed this tonight. Sure, it's not perfect, but it's got a heck of a lot going for it. The score is good, some duds but some incredibly catchy tunes. Book could be improved, but it doesn't take itself too seriously and works with what it's got.
Cast are exceptionally good, I couldn't really fault them. Dan Buckley seemed to be channelling a cross of Elder Cunningham and Dewey Finn - I'd love to see him in SoR!
Certainly leave all expectations of reality and rational explanation at the door, go along with it and you'll have a whale of a time.
It's in the same basket as Bananaman and The Toxic Avenger, sitting somewhere between the two for me.
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Post by terrylondon79 on Jan 24, 2018 23:10:14 GMT
Enjoyable enough show. Lot of the 80s references, almost too many! Story very 80s movie in that it didn't really wor, bit it didn't really matter! Musically they made songs that sound like you've heard them before, so you end up humming them on your way home.
£10 seats a7 and A6 fantastic value... Blocked by cast occasionally... But clear view otherwise. One up/down side..? A lot of lycra costumes. Don't leave much to imagination!
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Post by westendcub on Jan 25, 2018 19:10:30 GMT
At the showtonight, will report back & rate!!
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Post by westendcub on Jan 25, 2018 22:44:48 GMT
That’s lots of fun!!
I would class it in the same genre as ‘The Toxic Avenger’ & I’d say its better and on par with ‘Xanadu’, definitely fun fringe cult musical can dawn from this...it’s songs are clever & tuneful (catchy)!
Saw Ben Adams lots & also Aaron who’s the choreographer (he was S Club Juniors) 🌈
Oh & it’s preview and we had a show stop - so in the ‘Tough Man’ origin song the fog machine engulfed the stage (as in all actors disappeared but they carried on & then it engulfed us in the audience so we had a 5 min stop!)
I was in C26 on a £10 ticket (slight obstruction with platform to fully see the backscreen) but it’s hardly used so price was a steal).
I see this show building a little fan base!
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Post by westendcub on Jan 25, 2018 22:52:29 GMT
The story is as expected is light but nicely does character development (not too deep) but helps advance the story which some camp cult musicals don’t bother to do!
It’s really the songs that excel here & the 80’s Feeling (power ballads) so Bravo to Ben Adams & co!
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Post by paddy72 on Jan 27, 2018 21:13:12 GMT
Lots of good work in this show. It deserves to succeed if only because at the performance today it felt like it was a show with many fans in the audience all willing it to be great. I felt that maybe some younger hands guiding this great young fresh cast could give it more of a contemporary edge. It reminded me of Forbidden Planet which really was from back in the day. There’s some memorable great tunes in there but the book never rises above delivering the plot in quite a long winded way. I’m sure however that it has a future life.
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Post by bellboard27 on Jan 29, 2018 23:54:57 GMT
Thought this was great fun. So much energy from the cast. As long as you are in the mood for something silly, it’s a laugh.
I’ve decided the next time I’m in a club, I’m doing the dance of the fish people. Of course, only after a few stiff drinks.
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Post by jgblunners on Feb 1, 2018 10:24:57 GMT
I saw this on Tuesday and thought it was great fun but didn't quite fulfil its potential. The book could do with some refinement, and there are definitely a couple of songs that could be cut or re-written. In fact, apart from 4 or 5 stand-out numbers, the score was mostly generic pop and not particularly inventive. I think with some reworking to embrace the Toxic Avenger-esque aspects of the show (i.e. breaking the fourth wall, deliberately mocking clichés) it could be a really fantastic show. I wasn't entirely sold on Liam Forde as Eugene - he was good but his performance was missing that little something that would've made it incredible. The show undoubtedly belongs to Dan Buckley and Laura Baldwin, who are both phenomenal. The supporting cast work very hard and are all great. I also think they kind of shot themselves in the foot with the set design - the other shows I've seen at The Other Palace have left the majority of the thrust section of the stage clear as an open space, but here the stairs and platforms removed about half of that space, meaning they really didn't have much room in the ensemble numbers. With a bit more space maybe they could've included some slightly more interesting choreography.
3* from me for a fun show that, with a few tweaks, could be really impressive
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Post by stevejohnson678 on Feb 2, 2018 8:36:13 GMT
The reviews are out and it's got the full spectrum from one to five stars.
1* - Times, Theatre Bubble 2* - FT 3* - WhatsOnStage, The Stage, Guardian 4* - Broadway World, The Upcoming, Musical Theatre Musings 5* - Theatre Weekly,
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Post by CG on the loose on Feb 2, 2018 12:25:47 GMT
4* from me - based solely on the size of my grin on my way out of the theatre
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Post by justfran on Feb 2, 2018 23:46:05 GMT
Is Mark Hamill’s voiceover role permanent or was it one night only?
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Post by stevejohnson678 on Feb 3, 2018 22:25:01 GMT
Seems that tonight's performance was curtailed at the interval due to cast illness.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 5, 2018 9:58:15 GMT
It's a 1* from the Metro this morning & 2* from the Evening Standard over the weekend. Though the reaction on social media still seems pretty positive!
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