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Post by Deleted on Sept 22, 2017 7:51:48 GMT
Running 8th December to 13th January.
Everybody's Talking About Jamie's Gabrielle Brooks will play Dorothy, with Andrew Langtree as Scarecrow, Max Parker as Tin Man and Jonathan Broadbent as the Lion.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Sept 22, 2017 17:13:31 GMT
Giving this one a miss. I find this show strangely depressing.
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Post by dazzerlump on Sept 22, 2017 17:25:19 GMT
Do we think its the new west end version that they will be doing?
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Post by Deleted on Sept 22, 2017 17:38:37 GMT
Do we think its the new west end version that they will be doing? New west End production? |
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Post by shady23 on Sept 22, 2017 17:38:52 GMT
It's not been that long since the last one.
Hopefully, unlike the last one, they'll not hire Wizards who can't remember their lines!
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Post by Deleted on Sept 22, 2017 22:04:04 GMT
Do we think its the new west end version that they will be doing? I think they're doing the RSC Version. |
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Post by dazzerlump on Sept 22, 2017 22:56:55 GMT
Do we think its the new west end version that they will be doing? New west End production? I'm meaning the revised newest west end version, which included new numbers |
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Post by dazzerlump on Sept 22, 2017 22:57:55 GMT
It's not been that long since the last one. Hopefully, unlike the last one, they'll not hire Wizards who can't remember their lines! Hmm could you be talking about Des? He was actually reading his lines off of various props the day I saw it |
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Post by shady23 on Sept 23, 2017 7:54:58 GMT
Yeah and I don't think Russell Grant was much better!
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Post by TallPaul on Sept 23, 2017 12:46:32 GMT
No mention on promotional material of either ALW or TR, just Harold Arlen and E. Y. Harburg, so I'm assuming it's the original version.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 23, 2017 14:41:22 GMT
If it is credited as "adapted by John Kane" then yes it will be the RSC version.
After seeing La Strada and Jane Eyre this year, I would love to see Sally Cookson, or someone with the same sort of style take on The Wizard of Oz one day. I imagine it could be pretty awesome.
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Post by TallPaul on Sept 25, 2017 13:21:35 GMT
After my lunchtime perambulation, I can confirm that it is the John Kane version. Just imagine if it was the Sarah Kane version!
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Post by tr252 on Sept 25, 2017 14:19:14 GMT
After my lunchtime perambulation, I can confirm that it is the John Kane version. Just imagine if it was the Sarah Kane version! I'm intrigued to know whether you will be daring to venture to Sheffield to see this show? |
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Sept 25, 2017 18:01:34 GMT
After my lunchtime perambulation, I can confirm that it is the John Kane version. Is this a good or bad thing? |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 25, 2017 23:44:15 GMT
After my lunchtime perambulation, I can confirm that it is the John Kane version. Is this a good or bad thing? It's basically just the film script on stage (with a few extra bits here and there and inclusion of "The Jitterbug" number) that was written for the RSC in the late 80s and is now used for most school and amateur productions. |
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Post by TallPaul on Sept 26, 2017 12:54:24 GMT
Very remiss of me, but I failed to mention in my previous posts that there is also background music by Herbert Stothart. In a word, tr252, no! |
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Post by TallPaul on Oct 17, 2017 13:14:29 GMT
I'm beginning to think it's now just a marketing tool, as it seems to happen every year, but this has been extended by a week until 20 January 2018.
Gabrielle Brookes will play Dorothy (Everybody’s Talking About Jamie), with Catrin Aaron (The Indian Doctor) as The Wicked Witch/Miss Gulch, Jonathan Broadbent (Gimme Gimme Gimme) as Lion/Zeke, Ryan Ellsworth (Island at War) as The Wizard of Oz/Professor Marvel, Andrew Langtree (The Royal) as Scarecrow/Hunk, Michael Matus (Endeavour) as Oz Doorkeeper/Uncle Henry, Sophia Nomvete as Glinda/Aunt Em, Max Parker as Tin Man/Hickory and Rhiannon Wallace (Casualty) as the Puppeteer.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Dec 7, 2017 7:52:50 GMT
Public Dress Rehearsal tonight.
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Post by dazzerlump on Dec 7, 2017 12:27:24 GMT
Im looking forward to the productions images for this as the Crucible do put on lovely shows and I was a little let down by the design for Annie get Your Gun last year
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Post by TallPaul on Dec 7, 2017 13:32:52 GMT
Public Dress Rehearsal tonight. Ah, that explains it. Thanks. I wondered why there was such a large queue at the box office on my lunchtime walk. |
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Post by musicalfloozie on Dec 7, 2017 13:57:00 GMT
Public Dress Rehearsal tonight. Ah, that explains it. Thanks. I wondered why there was such a large queue at the box office on my lunchtime walk. My boss was saying a large queue this morning when he got in around 7 so must be a lot of people eager for a bargain. Looking forward to seeing this Monday. |
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Dec 7, 2017 14:01:40 GMT
I’m going next week (despite saying I wouldn’t because I find the story depressing) because I’ll be in Sheffield to see my mum.
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Post by TallPaul on Dec 9, 2017 13:54:18 GMT
Because I haven't been paying much attention to this, I didn't realise that the actor playing Dorothy was also in Everybody's Talking About Jamie. Either she was already contracted, or she's gambled that eight weeks work as a lead will be better for her long-term career than perhaps six months in the West End. She can certainly sing.
And from the rehearsal photos, it looks like there is a revolve!
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Post by Deleted on Dec 9, 2017 17:34:55 GMT
Because I haven't been paying much attention to this, I didn't realise that the actor playing Dorothy was also in Everybody's Talking About Jamie. Either she was already contracted, or she's gambled that eight weeks work as a lead will be better for her long-term career than perhaps six months in the West End. She can certainly sing. And from the rehearsal photos, it looks like there is a revolve! No revolve! Something even more wow! |
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Post by amadeus on Dec 9, 2017 21:00:17 GMT
I just saw the first half of this. Dreadful. I can’t believe they charging around £40 for these tickets - I only paid a fiver, thank god. What can I say? I cant believe Sheffield Theatres conjured up something this tacky. I’ve seen amateur productions with more aesthetic appeal. Slippers that were more white than red. A blue dress that turned green under the lighting... haha. I don’t think I have the vocabulary to describe the munchkins and the witch. The whole thing was so poor for Sheffied - I wish I could praise the direction or cast or something, but sadly I can’t. Interesting to know what others think. Hopefully I haven’t turned into Scrooge.
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