Cabaret - Rufus Norris Production / BK Tour

Take it ‘Don’t Tell Mama’ is just the opening and then Sally turns round to face the ‘audience’ to deliver the rest off stage ?

I was also there this afternoon, a late decision. Shame to have missed you xanady.

Ended up booking at the box office, despite a lot of seat choice being available on the website. The pricing bands and the "can't leave a single seat error were too problematic".

The box office staff don't have any flexibility on seat price bands at all, as I've found out before, but they do try and help. In the end, got a seat in the side Stalls a few rows back, slight restricted view due to the angle of the stage. Cost £35.50 (they charge the annoying £3 booking fee no matter what route you book by). I was able to move across one seat, still restricted, but not as bad. But this one is overpriced for the region, explaining the attendance.

I could have self upgraded further, but had a decent view with no one in front and a side row all to myself.

Anyway, this is a very good production. I saw it with Will Young and everything is largely the same. John Partridge is ideally suited for the MC role. He did rather rush through the cheesy lines at the beginning without giving them chance to settle, but that's likely deliberate.

I very much liked Kara Lily Haworth as Sally Boyles. I thought there was a real sense of vulnerability about her. And the role worked with her Liverpudlian accent.

Anita Harris played her part with a mixture of singing and sing talk, which was fine. One line slip at the start of Pineapple, which she then quickly sang again with the right lyrics.

Lots of nudity. If you like a flash of a full frontal naked man, you may want to sit near the front of audience right.

And, one thing I really appreciated, the audience treated the second half seriously and didn't try to turn it into a comedy. They have the emotional level just right for this one.

I think it's too strong a show to see twice in one day, but I will definitely catch it elsewhere on the tour.

So many good reviews, BurlyBeaR. You must be starting to weaken, surely? 🙂

Mind reader. 

Seriously, this is at the Palace this time which is 2mins walk from my front door and I was looking at opening night offers earlier today. 

BUT. My problem is that I just don’t like this production. To be honest I don’t actually like this musical in its stage form. I don’t think it works (compared with the film) and this production gets nowhere near to convincing me. 

Its selling badly for Manc. I might go 😐

(self flagellates) 

Hi all

For those who have seen this, how much nudity is in it? Is there more than when it last toured with Will Young? (A couple of brief flashes of a topless lady and a naked man, and then the naked ending)

I’m thinking about taking my children who might be slightly shocked by too much nudity!! Thanks in advance.

Agree about the nudity, it''s all over in a flash.

Not sure I'd recommend Cabaret for pre-teens though,

^newbie 101,My young teenage daughter was with me and I went through the themes of the show with her beforehand...the nudity at the end is the inmates in a concentration camp...it is brilliantly directed and Partridge wrings every bit of emotion out of it in his final speech...not an easy watch at all...there is a brief topless female,the ‘nephew’ loses his towel and reveals his meat and two veg briefly but noticeably and of course you have the decadence of the Kit Kat Club dancers which didn’t shock my daughter as she has seen Chicago,Rocky and Sweet Charity etc..also Cliff’s sexuality is explored...to conclude, it would depend on the age of your youngsters and prior experience of live MT.
In terms of how it impacted my daughter,she felt it was close to the recent JCS at the Barbican,but not quite as powerful.
It is a brilliant show and one I have been raving about to everyone at work this morning.

Edited out...in hindsight I said too much about the detail of the ending...apologies

You missed nothing.

Managed to pick up a £13 to this in the stalls in Oxford tonight so went along to final tick off seeing the Rufus production.

I thought John Partridge was great, and a lot better than I thought he might be. Funny but in a dark way and not camp, and very engaging. Anita Harris was fine and got round everything she couldn't quite sing by speaking which worked.
My problem was Kara as Sally. I didn't feel ANYTHING from her until she sang Cabaret, and by that point we've had Mein Heir and Maybe This Time (two numbers which are meant to make you FEEL something). She's vocally knocking the numbers out of the park, but the dots aren't connected for me, and she just isn't giving a complete performance...

Wonderful design, nice to have the band on stage, and that final scene will stay with me for a few weeks yet.
A totally unexpected 4 stars.

Gawd. What can you do with such ingrates!?!?

The front three rows of the stalls are only £13 (price promise) for all remaining performances of Cabaret at Wimbledon.

I assume they were held back until recently. I'd be peeved if I'd booked the fourth row for £67 months ago.