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Post by dan on Aug 5, 2016 23:54:03 GMT
i see Paul Kieve is listed who did awesome illusions for Matilda and even better for Ghost The Musical, nowhere I don't remember there any illusions in this? Seemingly appearing back in his bed despite still being on the opposite side of the stage. Couple of things like that. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 6, 2016 7:10:32 GMT
I loved it, and I may sneak in another last minute visit. Lots of chatter about how fun it was. And yes I stood at the end, it's all I could do to stop myself leaping onstage and snogging Andy Karl. Hey, Hey HEY lady. Back. Of. The. Queue. The image of Andy in a fur coat and his pants will live with me forever. |
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Post by mikey on Aug 6, 2016 11:51:28 GMT
Thanks to everyone for flagging that remaining tickets are being discounted a few hours before the show. Got a nice stall seat for £30 for today's matinee at about 12.30pm! Very excited!
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Post by jampot on Aug 6, 2016 20:51:15 GMT
Saw the show a second time pm today. Brilliant! I enjoyed it even more than last sats matinee which was a belter. Sound clarity improved. A tad slicker I feel.The audience lapped every moment up. Standing ovation. No curtain call music apart from the usual hoe down stuff. I do feel the curtain call needs to be padded out as it all finishes a bit fast. We have spent all this time going through this adventure with the cast, it would be nice to be able to show our apprecitation to the players etc. Too rushed.
The music was great, there are some great tunes there. The more you know them,the better they get. This really is a gem of a show. I hope to see it a final and third time...
9/10
J
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Post by sushisamba on Aug 6, 2016 23:46:53 GMT
Adored this from beginning to end. Bravo to all involved.
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Post by Scots UK Theatre on Aug 7, 2016 14:49:18 GMT
Have to say I loved this. Deffo requires a curtain call song as ends a wee bit to abruptly for me.
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Post by kathryn on Aug 7, 2016 16:16:36 GMT
According to Twitter (sorry, can't remember who said it, but pretty sure it was an ensemble member) that is the final curtain call in now.
I still think it needs something else.
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Post by Scots UK Theatre on Aug 7, 2016 16:27:02 GMT
According to Twitter (sorry, can't remember who said it, but pretty sure it was an ensemble member) that is the final curtain call in now. I still think it needs something else. Wasn't in on Friday night. |
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Post by kathryn on Aug 7, 2016 17:53:42 GMT
That's what I thought, but the tweet made me think differently - proper bows, to background music, but no singing. Can't find it now though!
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Post by alison on Aug 7, 2016 19:17:44 GMT
There was definitely background music to the curtain call on Friday night when we were there, but no singing.
Loved some of the songs (There Will Be Sun, One Day, Playing Nancy, If I Had My Time Again, Seeing You), unsure about some of the others, but as a whole I thoroughly enjoyed it. Like several others here, it seems, we picked up great centre stalls seats for £30 on the day. Not sure I'd have paid their original £90 price tag, but for that price it was well worth it.
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Post by kathryn on Aug 7, 2016 19:33:50 GMT
I literally woke up this morning with 'If I had my time again' going around my head. It's actually starting to annoy me now.
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Post by mrcompanymanager on Aug 7, 2016 20:21:01 GMT
This show didn't do anything for me. Surprised but pleased to hear that others enjoyed it.
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Post by charliec on Aug 8, 2016 22:57:55 GMT
Saw this for the third time tonight. Last week they definitely sang something at the curtain call, this week it was just music for "nobody cares" song playing over the bows.
Few little technical hitches this time, and slightly longer than planned interval whilst they swapped in someone to cover the police chief track, the actor usually playing him became indisposed during the interval.
Loved it again, that cast work so hard and Andy Karl is just getting better and better. Some lovely little nuances have come into his performance and once again I'm blown away by his energy!
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Post by harry on Aug 9, 2016 10:33:06 GMT
Firmly in the "loved it" camp.
For me the songs (or the tunes at least) weren't especially memorable, but the lyrics are frequently funny and witty. It's not that the tunes themselves are boring or annoying, just not particularly earwormy! I'd definitley say I liked the songs, I just couldn't sing you one a day later. Having said that, I would definitely like to hear them again, particularly to hear more of the lines I missed on a first listen.
The show is frequently very funny, and manages to have a lot of fun with itself without undermining the sweet and emotional climax. Of course the original concept is fantastic and I was ultimately pleased that I haven't seen the film since the 90s as a lot of the ideas hit me afresh where a better knowledge of the film might lessen the surprise and impact. And the staging is inventive and clever - very much a theatrical staging rather than an attempt to recreate a film.
The whole cast work their socks off with plenty of them creating memorable townsfolk characters without much in the way of lines or song, but it really is ultimately Andy Karl's show. Perfect casting in terms of look, voice and comic timing, the audience lap up his charismatic d*ckishness and yet he doesn't turn into a boring sap when he starts to learn the error of his ways.
I really hope this gets the audience (and transfer) it deserves.
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Post by jampot on Aug 9, 2016 10:49:52 GMT
Firmly in the "loved it" camp. For me the songs (or the tunes at least) weren't especially memorable, but the lyrics are frequently funny and witty. It's not that the tunes themselves are boring or annoying, just not particularly earwormy! I'd definitley say I liked the songs, I just couldn't sing you one a day later. Having said that, I would definitely like to hear them again, particularly to hear more of the lines I missed on a first listen. The show is frequently very funny, and manages to have a lot of fun with itself without undermining the sweet and emotional climax. Of course the original concept is fantastic and I was ultimately pleased that I haven't seen the film since the 90s as a lot of the ideas hit me afresh where a better knowledge of the film might lessen the surprise and impact. And the staging is inventive and clever - very much a theatrical staging rather than an attempt to recreate a film. The whole cast work their socks off with plenty of them creating memorable townsfolk characters without much in the way of lines or song, but it really is ultimately Andy Karl's show. Perfect casting in terms of look, voice and comic timing, the audience lap up his charismatic d*ckishness and yet he doesn't turn into a boring sap when he starts to learn the error of his ways. I really hope this gets the audience (and transfer) it deserves. I felt the same on my first veiwing re the songs. But on the second vist. The songs just felt so much more as id heard then before...Its a wonderful production... |
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Post by jampot on Aug 9, 2016 21:36:10 GMT
Saw the show tonight. Curtain call was a few lines of "there will be sun"
Tim in the crowd tonight....
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Post by RedRose on Aug 10, 2016 6:44:58 GMT
I am also one of the lovers of this. Especially since it has set a bit after the few weeks I saw it and watched the film again. Would love to see it again. Unfortunately no trip to London till October for me.
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Post by MamaSkimbles on Aug 10, 2016 13:16:56 GMT
What is the likelihood that GROUNDHOG DAY will extend? I saw it last Saturday.... ANDY KARL - SUCH A TALENT! - was INCREDIBLE and I want to go again this fall!! Let me know...
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Post by theunderstudy on Aug 10, 2016 13:25:52 GMT
What is the likelihood that GROUNDHOG DAY will extend? I saw it last Saturday.... ANDY KARL - SUCH A TALENT! - was INCREDIBLE and I want to go again this fall!! Let me know... No chance sadly as No's Knife begins on 29th. |
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Post by kathryn on Aug 10, 2016 13:34:41 GMT
And all the talk from the creative team is that it will transfer to Broadway before the West End.
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Post by kathryn on Aug 10, 2016 14:57:06 GMT
I think it's actually planning to open in the spring.
I can't quite make up my mind if that is ironic or entirely appropriate....
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Post by dippy on Aug 10, 2016 15:07:36 GMT
2nd of Feb?
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Post by jampot on Aug 11, 2016 2:25:33 GMT
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Post by mrbarnaby on Aug 11, 2016 6:49:52 GMT
It sounds like that 'reviewer' just loves everything! Even leaving the house! |
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Post by andrew on Aug 11, 2016 8:02:29 GMT
"Reviews a preview" always puts me on edge. I know we do it all the time but we're not publishing it like we're professional critics passing judgment for mass audiences.
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