Young Frankenstein Theatre Royal Newcastle/Garrick London

Well from the first half, it's one of the best and most entertaining musicals I've ever seen & a perfect Xmas alternative to panto for those wanting light-hearted fun.

You don't have to pay anything like that & most here neither could nor would.

Most people here should probably spend nothing on the theatre

And invest in a new wardrobe

To be fair, Mark Shenton gives 5 stars to everything, it means nothing.

I haven't seen the show  (so I'm basing this on the film version) and am not exactly familiar with Natasha Tripney's views in general, but I also find her comments odd and misplaced. She might have as well complained about the perpetuation of stereotypes about Germans, Jews, Eastern Europeans, people with deformities and probably another half a dozen various groups of people. As much as she has every right to be upset about the way the society (mis)treats women and even to feel personally irritated by the fact that all female characters in YF are unpleasant, insulting cliches - a brainless bimbo, an old hag and a frigid bore, I still don't think it should have ended up in the review as it's completely taken out of context of the show and Brooks' particular brand of humor. I mean, it's not as if the male characters get off lightly?
On the other hand, how many current WE shows are both directed and choreographed by a woman? From what I gather, the stage version of YF is as much Susan Stroman's brainchild as it's Mel Brooks'. 
And finally, regarding the ongoing abuse scandal, if Madeline Kahn is to be believed, Brooks was one of few men in Hollywood who treated his actors of both sexes with respect (unlike Peter Bogdanovich, but she wouldn't go into any details). 

Ticket prices start at £20, then 45, 60 and 70. Definitely not excessive for a musical of this quality.

To criticise the production values is to misunderstand the 'B picture' and vaudeville concepts of the piece.

Natasha Tripney's review is a disgrace. Why she was sent out to crit this show when the management of the Stage must have been aware of her generally politically correct attitude is beyond me.

Nice to see you back parsley bringing all of your positivity, warmth and sunshine.

He's much important in my eyes than the other people in the cast, but I suppose one could make the case that he is "relatively" unknown compared to TV stalwarts Ross Noble and Lesley Joseph. I get the impression with Anne Treneman's reviews, when I see them, that she thinks she is writing for a broad general public rather than an audience of theatre fans.

Sad!

It's a hard one - I know it looks 'budget' or whatever term you like, but it really didn't look or feel cheap at all when you're there. I thought they balanced that line very well. Sitting on the front row, the many, many front cloths and back cloths used were some of the most exquisitely painted/made I've ever seen and surely that can't have been that cheap? Or could it? And I wonder what the likes of Lesley and Ross are on a week, too. 

Saw the show on Wednesday afternoon and the audience ate it up! It seemed like there were very few empty seats which is always nice.

A great show with a really fun enjoyable score, I thought Joseph and Strallen were wonderful. I have always enjoyed Hadley Fraser's performances but felt confused with his character; he walked the line of being the straight man to send up most of the jokes or trying to be the funny one too (fortunately I still enjoyed him!)

I think I might be alone but I found Ross Noble's performance a little too wink wink nudge nudge if you know what I mean. He had great moments and then some moments that made me cringe.

I agree that pricing for this theatre is criminal and I hope that they can alter that because based on the reaction in the theatre and how full it was this could have a nice respectable run. It feels fresh and new and in the west end a musical like that is always greatly appreciated!

Also nice to see they had an array of merchandise which is always fun to look at.

Why do they need to change the 'criminal' prices if the theatre was full and the reaction was fantastic? Surely a full theatre means that most of the almost 800 people there weren't put off by price (if they all paid), and their reaction shows that they felt it was good value for money?