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Post by fiyero on Aug 9, 2016 13:24:55 GMT
Apologies if there is already a thread but I couldn't see one. Has anyone seen the current Kenwright tour of The Sound of Music? It is coming to Bournemouth soon and I am tempted to go but wanted some opinions first. |
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Aug 9, 2016 13:39:39 GMT
Very average. Climb Every Mountain was ok but the rest... Meh. Lucy O'Byrne was nice enough but lacking in any star quality. However in fairness I saw it when she was in her first week so presumably her confidence has increased by now and she *might* be amazing.
Rolf was played with a degree of camp I've rarely seen before. And believe me, I've seen a lot of camp.
Sets and design were ok. I just found the whole thing a bit flat.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 9, 2016 14:10:26 GMT
Very average. Climb Every Mountain was ok but the rest... Meh. Lucy O'Byrne was nice enough but lacking in any star quality. However in fairness I saw it when she was in her first week so presumably her confidence has increased by now and she *might* be amazing. Rolf was played with a degree of camp I've rarely seen before. And believe me, I've seen a lot of camp. Sets and design were ok. I just found the whole thing a bit flat. Ooh, I'm tempted now! |
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Aug 9, 2016 14:16:44 GMT
It was the dancing in I Am Sixteen .... Quite extraordinary. He was quite a stocky lad too. Leaping about  |
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Post by danielwhit on Aug 9, 2016 16:43:39 GMT
He was quite a stocky lad too I am sixteen stone, going on seventeen stone... Good job he could dance otherwise "I have six feet, going on seven feet" would have been tempting. |
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Aug 10, 2016 10:38:06 GMT
I am sixteen stone, going on seventeen stone... otherwise "I have six feet, going on seven feet" would have been tempting. Debatable! |
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Post by SamB (was badoerfan) on Aug 21, 2016 20:08:14 GMT
Any other opinions on this production? It seems to generally be getting good reviews.
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Post by anthony40 on Aug 21, 2016 20:35:23 GMT
Has anyone ever been to the Sound of Music Sing-A-LongA at the Prince Charles cinema, London where you're given a bag of props/goodies and when Julie Andrews first appears on screen spinning around, arms outstretched there are cheers of joy. Every time Rolf appears on screen everyone barks. Every time The Baroness appears, they hiss. People wave their plastic Edelweiss. There are curtain swatches.
It's brilliant!
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Aug 21, 2016 20:51:11 GMT
Has anyone ever been to the Sound of Music Sing-A-LongA at the Prince Charles cinema, London where you're given a bag of props/goodies and when Julie Andrews first appears on screen spinning around, arms outstretched there are cheers of joy. Every time Rolf appears on screen everyone barks. Every time The Baroness appears, they hiss. People wave their plastic Edelweiss. There are curtain swatches. It's brilliant! Yes I've been to that here in Manc. Lots of people (fellas) dressed as nuns, quelle surprise! Someone even dressed up as my favourite character, the Frauline who keeps bowing at the prize giving lol. The props are cute |
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Post by dippy on Aug 21, 2016 20:54:49 GMT
Someone even dressed up as my favourite character, the Frauline who keeps bowing at the prize giving lol. I saw it in the Bristol Hippodrome about 10 years ago and there was someone dressed up as her too! |
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Post by anthony40 on Aug 21, 2016 21:52:10 GMT
When I went with my sister they has the actual Frederick and Louisa from the film there doing a Sound of Music book signing.
The whole ting was introduced by a transvestite who by its own admission, had nothing to do with Salzburg or The Sound of Music and some was (unbelievably) dressed as a mountain and another was dressed as a goat herder.
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Post by shady23 on Aug 21, 2016 21:54:25 GMT
Has anyone ever been to the Sound of Music Sing-A-LongA at the Prince Charles cinema, London where you're given a bag of props/goodies and when Julie Andrews first appears on screen spinning around, arms outstretched there are cheers of joy. Every time Rolf appears on screen everyone barks. Every time The Baroness appears, they hiss. People wave their plastic Edelweiss. There are curtain swatches. It's brilliant! Yes! I went along dressed as a brown paper package tied up with string  |
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Post by ptwest on Aug 22, 2016 7:56:13 GMT
When I went to it in Sheffield somebody came dressed as the bit of the car the nuns remove at the end! It is a wonderfully silly night out.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 22, 2016 8:15:53 GMT
Has anyone ever been to the Sound of Music Sing-A-LongA at the Prince Charles cinema, London where you're given a bag of props/goodies and when Julie Andrews first appears on screen spinning around, arms outstretched there are cheers of joy. Every time Rolf appears on screen everyone barks. Every time The Baroness appears, they hiss. People wave their plastic Edelweiss. There are curtain swatches. It's brilliant! Is that the one where everyone shouts out, "What is it, you c*nt face?" with Peggy Wood when she addresses Julie Andrews? |
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Post by PhantomNcl on Aug 22, 2016 10:59:51 GMT
Has anyone ever been to the Sound of Music Sing-A-LongA at the Prince Charles cinema, London where you're given a bag of props/goodies and when Julie Andrews first appears on screen spinning around, arms outstretched there are cheers of joy. Every time Rolf appears on screen everyone barks. Every time The Baroness appears, they hiss. People wave their plastic Edelweiss. There are curtain swatches. It's brilliant! I've worked this Sing-A-Longa several times, and it's great fun. I never fail to be amazed at the costumes the audience turn up in. Lots of bearded nuns, and quite where all the authentic Nazi uniforms come from I'm not sure... My favourites have been a family who came as a mountain range, wearing a duvet cover painted green with holes in for their heads to go through, and a very inspired lady who came as everything in 'My Favourite Things', wearing a white dress with a blue satin sash, with everything else hanging off it, including a copper kettle, stuffed toy pony, Sara Lee apple strudel box, and a doorbell on her head! We also had a rather enthusiastic gentleman dressed in a perfect replica of the 'I Have Confidence' costume, including hat, carpet bag and guitar case, who danced down the aisle lipsynching during the song. Sadly he had to be restrained and dragged back to his seat by the ushers as he tried to climb over the orchestra pit and get onto the stage... |
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Post by Deleted on May 2, 2017 19:30:25 GMT
Playing Dublin Bord Gais 19th Dec - 6th Jan with Celine Byrne as Mother Abbess
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Post by Deleted on May 29, 2017 0:37:33 GMT
I'm assuming that it is the Kenwright tour that is on sale for the New Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham's website for 16-20 January 2018 (as it lists no other information), even though it went to the Hippodrome last year.
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Post by daniel on May 29, 2017 3:28:54 GMT
I'm assuming that it is the Kenwright tour that is on sale for the New Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham's website for 16-20 January 2018 (as it lists no other information), even though it went to the Hippodrome last year. Yes that's the one! |
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Post by shady23 on May 29, 2017 8:15:46 GMT
How many times?!
The last version of this tour was terrible.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 5, 2017 21:27:44 GMT
€66 per ticket for its Christmas run at the Bord Gais in Dublin. €66 for Kenwright! Crazy!!
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Post by barrowside on Jun 7, 2017 16:15:42 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Jun 7, 2017 16:20:29 GMT
Poor Danielle, she never could pull off that wig.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Jan 19, 2018 18:04:45 GMT
Back on the road in 2018.
Lucy O’Byrne dons the hallowed paisley curtains once again to reprise Maria, with somebody called Neil from Eastenders as the Captain.
Birmingham
Glasgow
Edinburgh
Manchester so far.
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Post by princeton on Jan 19, 2018 23:10:06 GMT
with somebody called Neil from Eastenders as the Captain. That will be Neil McDermott who played Rolf in original revival cast of SoM at the Palladium, Jean-Michel in La Cage at the Menier, Lord Farquaard in Shrek at Drury Lane and most recently Chief Weasel in Wind in the Willows at the Lowry and the Palladium. |
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Jan 20, 2018 17:21:14 GMT
^^ that’ll teach me to get my casting news from WoS.
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