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Post by westendwendy on Mar 10, 2016 13:23:34 GMT
Saw this show last night and LOVED IT! Wow.... Best new show of the year. Go see it everyone
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Post by caa on Mar 10, 2016 22:18:29 GMT
Saw the show yesterday afternoon, I thought the show was better than when I saw it in Bath. However, the problems with the show in my opinion (already mentioned on here by others) still remain. Namely the show should really shift focus in the second act on Emma Williams and what happens to Maureen, instead of spending so much time with Mrs Henderson and Vann Damm.
Yesterday both the upper circle and balcony were closed.
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Post by easilypleased on Mar 11, 2016 9:15:09 GMT
Yesterday both the upper circle and balcony were closed.
And tonight again it seems, judging by the theatre website when I was booking tickets for someone.
Is there a certain irony in the fact that Mrs Henderson herself only became successful when the girls got their kit off, and this production appears to be less than sold out even when the girls DO get their kit off? (or maybe it's a paradox?)
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Post by mallardo on Mar 11, 2016 9:23:40 GMT
Yesterday both the upper circle and balcony were closed.
And tonight again it seems, judging by the theatre website when I was booking tickets for someone.
Is there a certain irony in the fact that Mrs Henderson herself only became successful when the girls got their kit off, and this production appears to be less than sold out even when the girls DO get their kit off? (or maybe it's a paradox?)
Like everything else, nudity ain't what it used to be.
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Post by paul on Mar 13, 2016 22:25:13 GMT
Looked to me like they were not *naked* and had something transparent on?
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Post by Scots UK Theatre on Mar 13, 2016 22:34:54 GMT
Anyone got a programme for the current west end run. Looking for a song list.
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Post by mallardo on Mar 14, 2016 6:07:47 GMT
Looked to me like they were not *naked* and had something transparent on?
No, I was in the front row - they were naked.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 14, 2016 11:04:55 GMT
Looked to me like they were not *naked* and had something transparent on?
No, I was in the front row - they were naked.
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Post by mallardo on Mar 14, 2016 11:16:02 GMT
No, I was in the front row - they were naked.
I'm loving the attention to detail here. For 'science' naturally
Exactly. I've always had a passion for science. That's why the front row.
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Post by horton on Mar 14, 2016 11:43:13 GMT
'at these prices, I'm an ecdesiast'
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Post by chrismis on Mar 14, 2016 11:53:46 GMT
Anyone got a programme for the current west end run. Looking for a song list. I have got a programme with the song list in it but if you look on Amazon,the Cast Recording lists all the songs and gives a very good resume of the show.
I loved the show and intend to buy the recording. I thought Don Black's lyrics were brilliant as always and can't wait to hear them again. It's hard to take everything in at the show but remember thinking how clever and witty they were.
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Post by raiseitup on Mar 14, 2016 12:37:20 GMT
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Post by caa on Mar 14, 2016 14:29:25 GMT
Looked to me like they were not *naked* and had something transparent on? I'm wondering how far from the stage were you?
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Post by waybeyondblue on Mar 14, 2016 17:31:37 GMT
Looked to me like they were not *naked* and had something transparent on? I'm wondering how far from the stage were you?
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Post by Snciole on Mar 15, 2016 14:59:04 GMT
I'm loving the attention to detail here. For 'science' naturally
Exactly. I've always had a passion for science. That's why the front row.
Next time Mallardo will actually be on the stage! |
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Post by mallardo on Mar 15, 2016 15:16:02 GMT
Exactly. I've always had a passion for science. That's why the front row.
Next time Mallardo will actually be on the stage! Everyone's a cynic. What's wrong with a guy trying to broaden his outlook? |
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Post by Jon on Mar 15, 2016 15:24:53 GMT
I'm sure flesh coloured underwear is used but they are naked at least top half
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Post by horton on Mar 15, 2016 16:02:22 GMT
Nope- totally starkers
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Post by Deleted on Mar 15, 2016 16:17:05 GMT
I'm sure flesh coloured underwear is used but they are naked at least top half Well naked ladies are not really my bag and I can safely say that my experience with them in the nuddy is limited (read "non-existent") but they certainly didn't look like they had flesh coloured undies on from where I was sitting. |
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Post by Scots UK Theatre on Mar 15, 2016 22:08:38 GMT
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Post by Stasia on Mar 16, 2016 10:15:24 GMT
I'm sure flesh coloured underwear is used but they are naked at least top half Just wondering what makes you so sure? Were you sitting close enough? Do you have good eyesight? Have you seen naked women before?As sitting in the second row I could say they were totally genuinely 100% naked. Just as a proof of my experience: I used to work in the shows that had these "pretending to be naked" costumes, I know how bare women look like and I can easily say if there is one of the other. |
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Post by mallardo on Mar 17, 2016 18:04:27 GMT
So, since I missed Emma Williams the first time I saw MHP, I felt it was my duty to reclaim my front row seat (embarrassingly, the conductor remembered me) and see the show again with the full first team. What a difference Emma makes! Suddenly everything was working and I was loving it. The eleven o'clock number, If Mountains Were Easy To Climb, had me leaking tears although, thankfully, I was able to recover in time for the fan dance. There's just nothing like star power to enhance a show.
So I'm now regretting a lot of the negative things I said about it earlier. Not all of them - I still think the show needs less of the two leads and more of the girls - but most of them. The score, for instance, is MUCH BETTER than I thought it was, the best score for a British musical since Love Story (which, coincidentally, also starred Emma Williams). I'm really hoping this show has a life, it deserves it.
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Post by anthony40 on Mar 17, 2016 19:06:02 GMT
Apologies if this have previously been discussed earlier in the thread, but has anyone day seated for this at all?
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Post by Stasia on Mar 18, 2016 7:24:30 GMT
Apologies if this have previously been discussed earlier in the thread, but has anyone day seated for this at all? theatremonkey.com has a few dayseat reports |
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Post by anthony40 on Mar 18, 2016 19:25:22 GMT
Apologies if this have previously been discussed earlier in the thread, but has anyone day seated for this at all? theatremonkey.com has a few dayseat reports Thank you Stasia |
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