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Post by evilmat360 on Jun 9, 2024 18:54:49 GMT
Anyone know when Press night is? Looks like it's June 30th, it's sold out with only one performance on the Sunday compared to the usual two. |
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Post by Dave B on Jun 9, 2024 18:57:55 GMT
Anyone know when Press night is? Press are invited to 27, 28, 29 and then an opening night on 30 June. |
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Post by BVM on Jun 9, 2024 19:31:47 GMT
They must be very ‘small’ mentally to gain satisfaction from leaving a comment-less sweeping generalisation. By all means leave a detailed diatribe containing your reasoned thoughts on the new production, or y’know, leave an anonymous hit & run needle-d!ck style one star review…what a choice! 😜 Agreed. Odd! |
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Post by ceebee on Jun 9, 2024 19:51:03 GMT
Well, this show was fantastic. I think it's possible that it might be a different experience where you sit but aside from a couple of mic cues it was faultless. There's so much happening and, yes, the races are slower and the track circuit is shorter but it doesn't matter. Compared to the original, having a child onstage playing Control is a brilliant decision and really helps stitch the story together. I think hindsight is a great thing but if people watched this new show and the old Apollo Victoria version, they'd appreciate how much progress has been made on all fronts. It has been modernised and the updates feel comfortable and relevant rather than tokenistic. 5 stars from me - I felt that pang of parental joy one feels watching something with lots of nostalgia, and knowing your children are experiencing a new version of what you experienced in the 1990s. I grinned throughout and this production made us all feel so happy. Job done.
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Post by danb on Jun 9, 2024 20:00:47 GMT
Hoping for the same family glow in a few weeks. We’re taking our 3 , and despite them being at various points of their twenties, all had some sort of relationship with Starlight that they’ll finally get to make good on.
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Post by dan on Jun 9, 2024 20:01:07 GMT
I can’t stop thinking about the show… it’s impossible for me to be objective at all as it was the first ever show I saw when I was 12 in London and is the reason I fell in love with musical theatre. I vividly remember watching a workshop about the bridge and they pumped out phantom music while showing us how it all worked. Then seeing the show and my tiny little mind was blown and in love forever. This would’ve been 1995 I think. So seeing this last night had so much sentiment attached to it and I can’t not love it. My friend knew nothing about the show though… and he also loved it and loved the child’s imagination and dreams elements of the show, themes of wanting to be loved and lacking confidence.
I don’t need to compare it to the original because I have that beautiful memory, and anything else just evokes that again for me. But that bridge… wowzers.
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Post by BVM on Jun 9, 2024 20:02:31 GMT
I can’t stop thinking about the show… it’s impossible for me to be objective at all as it was the first ever show I saw when I was 12 in London and is the reason I fell in love with musical theatre. I vividly remember watching a workshop about the bridge and they pumped out phantom music while showing us how it all worked. Then seeing the show and my tiny little mind was blown and in love forever. This would’ve been 1995 I think. So seeing this last night had so much sentiment attached to it and I can’t not love it. My friend knew nothing about the show though… and he also loved it and loved the child’s imagination and dreams elements of the show, themes of wanting to be loved and lacking confidence. I don’t need to compare it to the original because I have that beautiful memory, and anything else just evokes that again for me. But that bridge… wowzers. I remember that video!!! As well as Phantom showed the bridge moving and all the associated lighting to the Joseph Megamix! Epic!!!! |
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Post by dan on Jun 9, 2024 20:06:46 GMT
I can’t stop thinking about the show… it’s impossible for me to be objective at all as it was the first ever show I saw when I was 12 in London and is the reason I fell in love with musical theatre. I vividly remember watching a workshop about the bridge and they pumped out phantom music while showing us how it all worked. Then seeing the show and my tiny little mind was blown and in love forever. This would’ve been 1995 I think. So seeing this last night had so much sentiment attached to it and I can’t not love it. My friend knew nothing about the show though… and he also loved it and loved the child’s imagination and dreams elements of the show, themes of wanting to be loved and lacking confidence. I don’t need to compare it to the original because I have that beautiful memory, and anything else just evokes that again for me. But that bridge… wowzers. I remember that video!!! As well as Phantom showed the bridge moving and all the associated lighting to the Joseph Megamix! Epic!!!! Oh I meant a live workshop in the theatre, not a video! It was a school trip including that workshop and then the show. But if there is a video somewhere too I wanna see!  |
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Post by greatauntedna on Jun 9, 2024 20:08:43 GMT
The show without the spectacle is proper 80s dross. I gave it 4 stars for last night.
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Post by lotster on Jun 9, 2024 20:13:31 GMT
I've watched a few of the curtain call vids on YouTube and it looks to me as if the cast are not wearing as much make up as they used to. I remember the very heavy make up and it making them look more like characters than actors in costumes? The whole thing looks more "friendly/smiley/kiddie" than I remember it being. More colourful too.
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Post by ceebee on Jun 9, 2024 20:15:45 GMT
P.S. I think somebody mentioned high fives previously - plenty around today on the whole circuit and even up and down the side ramps leading to the raised section. Joyous silliness.
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Post by ceebee on Jun 9, 2024 20:17:42 GMT
I've watched a few of the curtain call vids on YouTube and it looks to me as if the cast are not wearing as much make up as they used to. I remember the very heavy make up and it making them look more like characters than actors in costumes? The whole thing looks more "friendly/smiley/kiddie" than I remember it being. More colourful too. Lots of makeup used and they look very cartoon-like with what looks like plastic/latex head pieces for some. The costumes were fab - totally OTT and exactly what I'd hoped for. |
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Post by blamerobots on Jun 9, 2024 20:19:43 GMT
I'm really happy reading this thread; I'm hoping I can grab some tix sometime in the next week.
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Post by akh on Jun 9, 2024 20:43:39 GMT
Anyone know when Press night is? Looks like it's June 30th, it's sold out with only one performance on the Sunday compared to the usual two. Thank you |
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Post by alece10 on Jun 9, 2024 20:54:51 GMT
Has anyone sat on the platform seats?
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Post by ceebee on Jun 9, 2024 21:25:37 GMT
Has anyone sat on the platform seats? I was in trackside but the front platform seats section looks a great place to sit. |
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Post by Phantom of London on Jun 9, 2024 21:28:10 GMT
I was in a platform seat, last night.
edit: just looked and I wasn’t in a platform seat, but trackside seat that cost me £29.50, cannot see any tickets near that price available now.
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Post by ceebee on Jun 9, 2024 22:07:47 GMT
Have your opinion but this doesn't look like a 1 star show to me. People need to move on. I mean, it doesn't look great though. Not in that clip anyway. It's never been a strong show, it's always been about the spectacle, excitement and the 'event'. If that's all gone and stripped back, then the show is more exposed so of course people will comment on passed productions. I got some excellent video footage today of the extended bows that might convince you. This show has spectacle and excitement by the bucket load. |
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Post by BVM on Jun 9, 2024 22:33:39 GMT
I mean, it doesn't look great though. Not in that clip anyway. It's never been a strong show, it's always been about the spectacle, excitement and the 'event'. If that's all gone and stripped back, then the show is more exposed so of course people will comment on passed productions. I got some excellent video footage today of the extended bows that might convince you. This show has spectacle and excitement by the bucket load. Fantastic to hear all this positivity from another bod who was there at the start! (And gives me hope I’ll get from a 4 to a 5 star in time :-)) |
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Post by stagebyte on Jun 9, 2024 23:00:36 GMT
It sounds like a great production. I’d love to take my (small) nephew. Where’s the best place to sit where he won’t get a huge adult in front of him and he’ll see all the action up close? Thanks to
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Post by PineappleForYou on Jun 9, 2024 23:21:09 GMT
Could I ask, what is the sound design like? Obviously they've thrown technology at it. Always found the sound at the Troubadour for Newsies pretty abysmal as it was never built as a theatrical space.
Have they fixed that and can you hear everything clearly?
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Post by Phantom of London on Jun 9, 2024 23:29:07 GMT
I gave it 4 stars.
But it is certainly left field to get a random 6 one star review on here, without any explanation- I remember the same happened with Cinderella.
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Post by rosscoe on Jun 10, 2024 0:09:55 GMT
That mega mix clip didn’t work for me, it left me cold of course seeing it live is a different beast , but could someone please throat punch that screaming girl.
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Post by alece10 on Jun 10, 2024 0:29:55 GMT
I gave it 4 stars. But it is certainly left field to get a random 6 one star review on here, without any explanation- I remember the same happened with Cinderella. It's happened on a few shows. I wouldn't be surprised if any of the 1 star people have even seen it. I don't get the point of it. |
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