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Post by apubleed on Jun 23, 2018 13:25:36 GMT
If anyone can get to Southwark Playhouse by 3pm, I’ve got a last minute spare to the final matinee. Free to a good home! I’ll take it!! Sent you a PM |
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Post by Steve on Jun 23, 2018 21:53:01 GMT
Loved this tonight! Not a perfect show by any means, with more telling than showing, but it's got some lovely lingering reminiscing romantic songs, and some stinging zingers to undercut the overly nostalgic moments. Caroline O'Connor's Anna delivers zingers with a savage slyness that is peerless, frequently topping laughs you thought were the final punchline, with some seemingly improvised mood change, only for O'Connor to return to diva mode, recommitting to her divine deadpan with added bite. I lost it laughing at the calm unrestrained viciousness of her revelation that there were a number of outfits that triggered her, and her daughter was wearing all of them! With O'Connor's character getting all the book's punchlines, Gemma Sutton focuses on the feels, and indeed, the tenderest most emotive moments in the show emanate from her childhood innocence, and her character's rediscovery of that innocence in mid-adulthood. To that end, the decision to move "Coloured Lights" to the finale of Act 1 pays off in spades. Sutton has, by then, invested us in Angel's connection to both "Blue Crystals" and "Magic," which she associates with her father, and in "Coloured Lights," she really dug deep into Angel's sheer wonder at the beauty of what in fact is a tacky disco ball! I welled up. The ensemble were a joy, and as a fan of the Jermyn Street Theatre's "Return of the Soldier," it was moving to see Stewart Clarke play the traumatised vulnerability of a veteran all over again. And I really can't get enough of Ross Dawes' natural openness and onstage joy, either. This was a great final show, and long may Caroline O'Connor's funnies and Gemma Sutton's feels linger in the memory. 4 stars.  |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 23, 2018 23:18:49 GMT
What is it with people having to read or use their phones after a show while the rest of us are trying to get out of an auditorium?Went to THE RINK last night and spent a good 10 minutes weaving in and out of the tail back of people who had their faces glued to their smart phones rather than watch where they are going.Can they not wait till they get onto the street rather than holding up everyone else?Mind you these are most probably are the same people that come at you in the street and expect YOU to get out of the way! Enjoyed the show though!
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Post by Someone in a tree on Jun 25, 2018 9:00:24 GMT
I attended the finale matinee. The theatre was nice and cool
Loved the score, Caroline O’Connor and the skating
Liked the piece but I can’t help thinking that I now want to see another production of it - A part of me would of liked Gemma Sutton to be a bit more of a belter (I like the soundtrack with Liza). I’m not sure if I would employ those guys to destroy a building, as they all did was shuffle a few boxes around! Also the thugs didn’t seem very scary!!
Please can we have much more Kander and Ebb seems a nice fit on the Playhouse stage.
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