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Post by Deleted on Mar 4, 2018 15:14:54 GMT
New musical about Sylvia Pankhurst at the Old Vic from the 1st-22nd of September directed by Kate Prince. www.oldvictheatre.com/whats-on/2018/sylvia-2Noticed a thread hasn't been made for it but saw on the Old Vic twitter today they had a sneak peak of one the songs from the show and it sounds very promising and interesting, am very much looking forward to seeing it. |
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Post by oxfordsimon on Mar 4, 2018 15:23:11 GMT
Strikes me as very derivative of a certain hit show running near Victoria at the moment.
The difference being that LMM used the melting pot of modern American musical genres to tell a piece of American political history - and this project (on the basis of just one short clip admittedly) is just taking the first part of that to tell the story of a British woman who ended her life in Ethiopia. So there is a significant disconnect between the two - whereas there was a unity to LMM's approach.
It may well work - but from that short clip, it just feels an attempt to 'do a Hamilton' rather than being something unique.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 4, 2018 15:33:17 GMT
Strikes me as very derivative of a certain hit show running near Victoria at the moment. The difference being that LMM used the melting pot of modern American musical genres to tell a piece of American political history - and this project (on the basis of just one short clip admittedly) is just taking the first part of that to tell the story of a British woman who ended her life in Ethiopia. So there is a significant disconnect between the two - whereas there was a unity to LMM's approach. It may well work - but from that short clip, it just feels an attempt to 'do a Hamilton' rather than being something unique. Strap in honey cos we're in for a whole bunch of British-born Hamilton-wannabes over the next few years. |
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Post by oxfordsimon on Mar 4, 2018 15:46:57 GMT
Strikes me as very derivative of a certain hit show running near Victoria at the moment. The difference being that LMM used the melting pot of modern American musical genres to tell a piece of American political history - and this project (on the basis of just one short clip admittedly) is just taking the first part of that to tell the story of a British woman who ended her life in Ethiopia. So there is a significant disconnect between the two - whereas there was a unity to LMM's approach. It may well work - but from that short clip, it just feels an attempt to 'do a Hamilton' rather than being something unique. Strap in honey cos we're in for a whole bunch of British-born Hamilton-wannabes over the next few years. You may well be right - doesn't mean we should welcome it. You can't really break the ground twice in the same place. It is already broken. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 4, 2018 18:06:23 GMT
Strikes me as very derivative of a certain hit show running near Victoria at the moment. The difference being that LMM used the melting pot of modern American musical genres to tell a piece of American political history - and this project (on the basis of just one short clip admittedly) is just taking the first part of that to tell the story of a British woman who ended her life in Ethiopia. So there is a significant disconnect between the two - whereas there was a unity to LMM's approach. It may well work - but from that short clip, it just feels an attempt to 'do a Hamilton' rather than being something unique. Zoonation have been doing this sort of thing for about fifteen years, maybe some will only notice them now but they are as likely to have influenced Lin Manuel Miranda than vice versa. Into the Hoods, their biggest success so far, started off in 2008, the same year that In the Heights hit Broadway. |
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Post by raiseitup on May 24, 2018 13:12:52 GMT
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Post by Mark on May 24, 2018 13:28:14 GMT
That is quite the cast!
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Post by Deleted on May 24, 2018 13:30:37 GMT
Carly Bawden! I'm IN!
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Post by sf on May 25, 2018 15:41:55 GMT
Yep, me too. That cast list was enough to sell me a (cheap) ticket.
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Post by bellboard27 on May 25, 2018 20:37:51 GMT
Strikes me as very derivative of a certain hit show running near Victoria at the moment. The difference being that LMM used the melting pot of modern American musical genres to tell a piece of American political history - and this project (on the basis of just one short clip admittedly) is just taking the first part of that to tell the story of a British woman who ended her life in Ethiopia. So there is a significant disconnect between the two - whereas there was a unity to LMM's approach. It may well work - but from that short clip, it just feels an attempt to 'do a Hamilton' rather than being something unique. Strap in honey cos we're in for a whole bunch of British-born Hamilton-wannabes over the next few years. Mmmm.... I just noticed this on the website of Exeter's Northcott Theatre: "A forthcoming adaptation of Kenneth Grahame’s Wind in the Willows takes the riverbank to the ‘hood in 2019 with the radical In the Willows – The Hip-Hop Musical, a co-production with the Northcott." |
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Post by Snciole on May 25, 2018 21:17:19 GMT
Zoonation have been doing this sort of thing for about fifteen years, maybe some will only notice them now but they are as likely to have influenced Lin Manuel Miranda than vice versa. Into the Hoods, their biggest success so far, started off in 2008, the same year that In the Heights hit Broadway. Controversially Some Like It Hip Hop had more of an impact on me than Hamilton did. There was some stunning choreography in that show. |
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Post by david on May 25, 2018 22:10:46 GMT
After looking at the cast announcement for this, it’s persuaded me to purchase a £15 ticket.
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Post by stagey on Sept 1, 2018 13:04:33 GMT
This opens Monday. Really torn whether to see it or not, do love Beverley Knight. Do people think it’s worth it?
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Post by Snciole on Sept 1, 2018 15:13:07 GMT
I am going to the first preview on Monday so you will haven't ramblings to look forward to.
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Post by Snciole on Sept 3, 2018 11:13:16 GMT
First preview cancelled. Ticket holders have the option of a rescheduling or watching the dress rehearsal and get a refund. I only paid £10 but I'd rather see the whole show so no show for me tonight
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Post by Seriously on Sept 3, 2018 12:14:03 GMT
Book by Katie Prince
Lyrics by Katie Prince
Additional Music by Katie Prince
Directed and Choreographed by Katie Prince
Produced by the Katie Prince Company.
I can't wait for the reviews!
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Post by raiseitup on Sept 3, 2018 12:42:42 GMT
I'm going to give the dress rehearsal a go tonight, don't think I'll have another opportunity to see this
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Post by raiseitup on Sept 3, 2018 21:27:27 GMT
Well, we got through the first act and about 2 minutes into the second before the actress playing Sylvia collapsed on stage, forcing the rest of the show to be cancelled.
Not looking likely for tomorrow.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 3, 2018 21:30:24 GMT
Well, we got through the first act and about 2 minutes into the second before the actress playing Sylvia collapsed on stage, forcing the rest of the show to be cancelled. Not looking likely for tomorrow. Oh no, poor Genesis. Hope she is OK.  |
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Post by raiseitup on Sept 3, 2018 21:52:43 GMT
Well, we got through the first act and about 2 minutes into the second before the actress playing Sylvia collapsed on stage, forcing the rest of the show to be cancelled. Not looking likely for tomorrow. Oh no, poor Genesis. Hope she is OK. Me too! She did an incredible job in the first act, you wouldn’t have noticed a thing. Katie Prince said she told her not to go on today, but she insisted on performing |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 3, 2018 22:10:11 GMT
Well, we got through the first act and about 2 minutes into the second before the actress playing Sylvia collapsed on stage, forcing the rest of the show to be cancelled. Not looking likely for tomorrow. Collapsed from what? Is it like Home I’m darling Where the actor managed to come back the folllowing day 🤣🤣 |
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Post by jamb0r on Sept 3, 2018 22:28:45 GMT
Parsley - there’s a little word that you might want to look up. I’ve copied and pasted from the dictionary to save you the trouble:
compassion
kəmˈpaʃ(ə)n
noun
sympathetic pity and concern for the sufferings or misfortunes of others.
Honestly your comments make my skin crawl (still haven’t worked out how to block people on TapaTalk - anyone know?)
I hope she’s ok! Have a ticket for tomorrow night, but not expecting it to go ahead with this news.
Any reviews on the portion of the show that did go ahead tonight?
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Post by Deleted on Sept 3, 2018 22:54:04 GMT
I hope Genesis recovers ASAP
She is a BILB alumni after all
I apologise if I made my point badly
But I get the impression
This show has had some problems along the way
With shows cancelled a few weeks ago
And then the first preview also postponed
Perhaps it’s all bad luck
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Post by Deleted on Sept 3, 2018 23:01:44 GMT
I hope Genesis recovers ASAP She is a BILB alumni after all I apologise if I made my point badly But I get the impression This show has had some problems along the way With shows cancelled a few weeks ago And then the first preview also postponed Perhaps it’s all bad luck Are you seriously insinuating that the lead actress may have collapsed deliberately? Because if so, that's a new low. Even if you're not (which I sincerely hope is the case), your posts are in bad taste here anyway - there is a time and a place to talk about customer service/demands, economics, show viability and readiness and so on, but when a person has been taken ill onstage so badly that a show has to be cancelled, it is definitely not the time or the place, and that is not difficult to work out. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 3, 2018 23:40:45 GMT
I hope Genesis recovers ASAP She is a BILB alumni after all I apologise if I made my point badly But I get the impression This show has had some problems along the way With shows cancelled a few weeks ago And then the first preview also postponed Perhaps it’s all bad luck Are you seriously insinuating that the lead actress may have collapsed deliberately? Because if so, that's a new low. Even if you're not (which I sincerely hope is the case), your posts are in bad taste here anyway - there is a time and a place to talk about customer service/demands, economics, show viability and readiness and so on, but when a person has been taken ill onstage so badly that a show has to be cancelled, it is definitely not the time or the place, and that is not difficult to work out. I am not insinuating anything 1- about 4 weeks ago I was called by old Vic indicating several performances of Sylvia were cancelled including the one i had booked for The run is already less than 3 weeks long They didn’t give any reason for the cancellations 2- the first preview was cancelled and made into a dress rehearsal which implies the show was either not ready or behind schedule Interesting if this is related to 1) 3- the less actress then sadly collapsed Mid show Meaning that same dress rehearsal was cancelled A poster who went this evening stated “Katie prince told her not to go on” 1) 2) and 3) May all be unrelated coincidence I don’t know Or perhaps the lead has been unwell Or perhaps the show is demanding I didn’t mean to detract from her acute situation So again I APOLOGISE But to me there seemed to be grumblings Of issues weeks ago with this show Which seem to have gotten worsen |
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