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Post by Dr Tom on May 3, 2018 7:56:57 GMT
Oh thank god. I am the dead centre seat in Row J. I sat Center row J. You’ll be fine. Great view of the full show and even better as they come up close (but not on top) at the end. I also sat centre Row J last night, although the leads stopped far enough away no hand holding was necessary. I hadn't read much about the show, so that bit was a surprise. This was a flash sale ticket from TodayTix. The theatre was rammed full, mostly with teenagers. I did see someone trying to buy a last minute seat and being told the theatre was sold out. I presume school and college trips in based on the audience (some people near me were discussing which roles they wanted, so there may well be school productions coming soon). Generally well behaved. A few phone slipping out during the show and a few people grabbing photos (obvious due to the raked seating), but nothing too outrageous. I'm glad I got to see this. It did take me a while to get into it, but there's enough here to hold your interest for two and a half hours. And, suitably different to other shows that are on. It's not a show I can imagine seeing a second time, at least not for a while, but as it's closing at the weekend, that's not going to be an issue. |
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Post by mrbluesky on May 3, 2018 14:09:58 GMT
Absolutely adored this show. Thought Louis M, Julian B and Mark Anderson were perfect, and the score was glorious. Really praying for a cast album or a second life. Also hoping Louis does more theatre. And loses his shirt at some point.
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Post by Dr Tom on May 3, 2018 14:14:07 GMT
Absolutely adored this show. Thought Louis M, Julian B and Mark Anderson were perfect, and the score was glorious. Really praying for a cast album or a second life. Also hoping Louis does more theatre. And loses his shirt at some point. I remember Louis playing Tony in the West Side Story tour a few years ago, so he's been around. Didn't realise it was him at all yesterday, until I got home and checked the cast list. |
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Post by d'James on May 4, 2018 8:56:24 GMT
Saw this last night and really enjoyed it. Didn’t know the story but thought it was great. Unlike The Woman In White, I found the songs in this really added to and enhanced the stories. I can’t really remember any of them but I would love to own the soundtrack.
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Post by d'James on May 4, 2018 14:16:21 GMT
Forgot to say, I loved the spoonman’s song in the bar during the interval.
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Post by Someone in a tree on May 4, 2018 14:29:17 GMT
I saw this the second time, against my better judgement and because of todaytix doing a £15 offer, I forgot how painful this was when I saw it in previews, the score resembles fingernails and a blackboard. A second time? Are you a sadist?  The score was problematic for me too, but the humour was a bigger sticking point. When everyone around you is roaring with laughter at a dead man with a pig’s trotter stuck in his mouth (and why in god’s name would it be left in there for burial?), you just wonder if you’re missing something that others can see and you can’t. And as i read this I chortle as I found the show really funny |
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Post by Deleted on May 4, 2018 15:30:57 GMT
A second time? Are you a sadist? The score was problematic for me too, but the humour was a bigger sticking point. When everyone around you is roaring with laughter at a dead man with a pig’s trotter stuck in his mouth (and why in god’s name would it be left in there for burial?), you just wonder if you’re missing something that others can see and you can’t. And as i read this I chortle as I found the show really funny Yes. I also found it really funny throughout, Queen Angelica especially, that character was written and extremely well played. Some of the humour felt quite Blackadder, which is a good thing. Personally, I thought the King's death via Pig trotter was a bit of tongue-in-cheek (trotter-in-mouth) reference to the incident involving David Cameron and the same animal and found it all the more funnier as a result. |
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Post by d'James on May 4, 2018 16:07:23 GMT
Forgot to say, I loved the spoonman’s song in the bar during the interval. Also, does the clown’s ‘headdress’ usually come off at one point? |
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Post by demelza on May 4, 2018 16:53:23 GMT
Forgot to say, I loved the spoonman’s song in the bar during the interval. Also, does the clown’s ‘headdress’ usually come off at one point? Not normally! |
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Post by Deleted on May 4, 2018 18:09:05 GMT
Also, gotta say, its got to be only a matter of time before Sean Kingsley (played the Father) lands in Les Mis..?
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Post by demelza on May 4, 2018 19:29:58 GMT
Also, gotta say, its got to be only a matter of time before Sean Kingsley (played the Father) lands in Les Mis..? He's already been in it! Played Valjean in 2004 |
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Post by grannyjx6 on May 5, 2018 3:09:13 GMT
Absolutely adored this show. Thought Louis M, Julian B and Mark Anderson were perfect, and the score was glorious. Really praying for a cast album or a second life. Also hoping Louis does more theatre. And loses his shirt at some point. I remember Louis playing Tony in the West Side Story tour a few years ago, so he's been around. Didn't realise it was him at all yesterday, until I got home and checked the cast list. Louis is the main reason I booked to see it. I also saw him as Tony in WSS and he played Freddy in My Fair Lady at The Crucible a few years ago. Love his voice and he's easy on the eye too. :-) |
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Post by Deleted on May 5, 2018 9:24:28 GMT
Also, gotta say, its got to be only a matter of time before Sean Kingsley (played the Father) lands in Les Mis..? He's already been in it! Played Valjean in 2004 Great knowledge. Should have ready my programme! His voice screamed Valjean to me. Ace. |
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Post by JJShaw on May 5, 2018 10:00:11 GMT
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Post by d'James on May 5, 2018 10:11:09 GMT
Interesting. I’ll definitely try and get a copy. Is there a date on it? |
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Post by Deleted on May 5, 2018 10:23:57 GMT
Interesting. I’ll definitely try and get a copy. Is there a date on it? Not yet. I've just pre-ordered but it says that they will notify when it is due to arrive. Thanks for the head's up JJShaw! |
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Post by d'James on May 6, 2018 1:56:57 GMT
It’s driving me mad. Can anyone remind me of the chorus of the song that was sung in the bar during the Interval? All I can remember is the rhyming of ‘teeth’ with ‘breath.’
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Post by Deleted on Jun 21, 2018 15:35:42 GMT
I’ve received an email from Bristol Old Vic this afternoon informing me that the cast recording has now gone to press and will be posted out in a few weeks’ time. I’m looking forward to reliving the music soon!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 16, 2018 17:47:58 GMT
The CD arrived today, and I must say on the whole I was fairly impressed with the quality. It's advertised as a live recording, which it clearly is, however, the end of some of the tracks seem to have had an extra audio of huge whooping and cheering from the audience added to the end. It sounds like the same loop literally cut and pasted onto each one though, and it doesn't sound as though it naturally occurred that way in the theatre. I'd love a second opinion on that though, perhaps I'm wrong. Either way it sounds too enthusiastic for a British audience!
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Post by ali973 on Jul 17, 2018 8:41:53 GMT
They need to release this on iTunes! I'm dying to listen to it.
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Post by galinda on Jul 25, 2018 17:26:56 GMT
The CD arrived today, and I must say on the whole I was fairly impressed with the quality. It's advertised as a live recording, which it clearly is, however, the end of some of the tracks seem to have had an extra audio of huge whooping and cheering from the audience added to the end. It sounds like the same loop literally cut and pasted onto each one though, and it doesn't sound as though it naturally occurred that way in the theatre. I'd love a second opinion on that though, perhaps I'm wrong. Either way it sounds too enthusiastic for a British audience! Ordered my copy from the Bristol old vic website last week after reading your post and still waiting. I’m so impatient when it comes to waiting for online orders to arrive! Can’t wait to hear the show again! |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 25, 2018 17:52:08 GMT
The CD arrived today, and I must say on the whole I was fairly impressed with the quality. It's advertised as a live recording, which it clearly is, however, the end of some of the tracks seem to have had an extra audio of huge whooping and cheering from the audience added to the end. It sounds like the same loop literally cut and pasted onto each one though, and it doesn't sound as though it naturally occurred that way in the theatre. I'd love a second opinion on that though, perhaps I'm wrong. Either way it sounds too enthusiastic for a British audience! I'd say it sounds the right amount of people applauding for the amount of seats in Traff1. They have laced the applause in reverb though which is probably why it stands out and seems unnatural. That said, looking at the audio waveforms the applause is almost certainly the same at the end of 'I've Never Seen a Face Like this' and 'A New Beginning', but different for 'Labyrinth' and 'Stars in the Sky (Reprise)'. |
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Post by viserys on Jul 25, 2018 18:57:54 GMT
Does the CD come with a proper booklet, photos, lyrics, etc?
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Post by demelza on Jul 25, 2018 22:16:09 GMT
Does the CD come with a proper booklet, photos, lyrics, etc? No lyrics, but it does have a cast list and photos! |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 25, 2018 22:21:37 GMT
Does the CD come with a proper booklet, photos, lyrics, etc? Not really. It’s one page with a fold in the middle. Minimal info  |
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