Heathers: The Musical - TRH / The Other Palace / @sohoplace

Just interesting. 

I saw somewhere on Twitter that only some bits were singalong but there weren't many details, would be interested to know more about how it worked

Earlier today they posted a document on the website with details heathersthemusical.com/about-and-reviews/
and they were handing copies out in the theatre. For parts where the audience were allowed to sing, the house lights were brought up a bit, so that people could actually read the lyrics if they needed them/check which parts they were allowed to sing.

I was apprehensive about going, but as soon as I knew Olivia was going to be on, I hoped it would be worth it (prefer her to Carrie, and Carrie was really struggling on Saturday so I think the right decision for her). As could be expected with the more ‘relaxed’ atmosphere, the screaming did get a bit much. Normally Heathers audiences are good at keeping the screaming and cheering to the ends of songs or iconic lines/moments (at least the ones I’ve been part of!) but tonight people were just screaming at everything, regardless of if it meant screaming over lines (spoken or sung). That part got quite tedious, the singing part was good fun!

He sounded his usual self. There was one moment part way through Freeze Your Brain (I think) where his voice broke slightly on one word but that could have been caused by anything as the rest of the time his vocals were as good as normal!

Sounds like Carrie sounded better on Monday than she did on Saturday night, as there were a fair few dodgy notes during that performance. To someone who hadn’t seen the show before she might have sounded amazing but to someone who has seen it far too many times, it was really noticeable that she was struggling.

Considering she's been diagnosed with tonsillitis you wonder if he's been in danger of catching it from her? 

She has a lot of love for the show & sounds heartbroken having to miss shows, but as someone on here said, from her posts it looks like she's really unwell & could probably do with taking a week off to properly get well again.

The few times I've had tonsillitis I could barely speak let alone belt out songs in a West End show night after night! 

MTA's twitter page is rumouring Heathers is to return in 2019.

I'd like to offer up a solid 'no thanks' to that one.

In the right sized place, with an age appropriate cast & for the right dollar perhaps...

Seconded. 

Normally I'm a live and let live kinda girl (Mama Mia can run FOREVER if it wishes as long as i don't have to see it) but this show REALLY irritates me the more i think about it. The 'message' is all kinds of f***ed up and there's no satisfying resolution as far as story and musical go either. Add to that the ubiquity of it and I could really really live without. 

How is it ubiquitous? You hardly hide yourself from it Emi! If we go on MT message boards or follow it’s cast on social media we’re going to encounter it’s presence...😬 it is being marketed angressively at exactly the sort of theatregoer that can (thinks of delicate wording) aggravate, so it’s bound to rub us up the wrong way a bit. I think that their day-glo cash grab has been hilarious. x

I do engage with it on here because it's one of the few WE musicals I've seen recently so can have an opinion on! didn't think that was a crime now  

But it does seem to be EVERYWHERE ALL THE TIME which I don't mind in the short term, because like you say grab that cash cow and milk it...but lord knows i could live without it after. 

Besides doesn't Carrie need something else to vlog about by now?!! (you know i love her)! 

I suspect she might be planning an ‘ITV2 show/youtube channel/video on bebo’ based around her tonsillitis diagnosis and a countdown clock to the start of ‘War of the Worlds’. Will she be able to pull off her eight minutes of stage time and one ropey song and a spinny stage illusion? The stakes are high (approximately 8mm).

I say yes please!! Shame to see so much hate on this board for this show.