Young Frankenstein Theatre Royal Newcastle/Garrick London

Doesn't look like Ross is extending with the show, he tweeted this two days after the extension was announced.

Lots of fun tonight at YF. All the leads are good but wow, Hadley Fraser is absolutely perfect in that role as well as being adorable.

Went for Stalls N1 which is restricted view but has nothing in front so loads of legroom, however what Mr Monkey didn’t tell me was that in addition to cutting off the right of the Stage there’s a dirty great pillar a few rows in front which takes out another chunk unless you lean, AND that the outer curve of the circle overhang cuts off a fair bit of the top of the stage. Not sure I’d mark that as a green on your map Monkey!

I’m pretty sure someone walked by wearing a large TB badge. Sleeveless dress in a black and white print? Anyone?

If the Garrick has been built in 1890 instead of 1889, the whole pillar problem could have been avoided.

It was terrible bad luck to build a theatre in the year BEFORE cantilevered galleries started to be introduced.

And a lot of mice!

I think that's the Northern line.  It's the same at the Phoenix.

I've been to both a couple of times, in the stalls, must say i didn't notice anything.

Ross has just announced a comedy tour next year so won't be extending.

Saw this last night and enjoyed it! I did wonder if parts of it are a bit questionable/dated these days politically or maybe I just need to lighten up? Mainly Elizabeth's don't touch me policy that when pushed into a cave and taken forcibly by the monster turns into deep love. Also Frau Blucher's ode to domestic violence 'he was my boyfriend' . What do you guys think?

Yea, Brooks' humour hasn't aged well and feels incredibly dated to me - both the sexist stuff and the "funny" accents. With all the buzz here on the forum I've been mildly tempted to check it out, but I just don't feel any desire to sit through this show again or to give Brooks my business.  You might argue that it's a "comedy of its time" but that doesn't make it better for me. Countless older comedies don't feel dated because they never resorted to this kind of humour. 

Before Shuler Hensley was announced as coming over from Broadway I thought that either Nic Greenshields or Jeff Nicholson were the most likely casting for the Monster & it seems the casting director thought the same!

I suppose it depends on the reasons on why you did not love it in the first place?

I saw this at the weekend and was disappointed - maybe it's just not my type of humour. I found the first act pretty unfunny and boring, and although it got better in the second act it seemed to rely on a few repeat jokes that might have been funny at first but quickly wore thin. Good cast but half the time I couldn't make out what they were singing, and it really is a show that's long past its time in terms of attitudes towards women etc.

Certainly not worth the extortionate ticket prices it's charging!