Aspects of Love - Hope Mill MCR / Southwark Playhouse

Mmmm... Not fussed at all about Spring Awakening but have a soft spot for Aspects. I hope they can do it a little more justice than the Menier managed a few years back. I can't remember that much about it other than it didn't quite work for me. Let's hope this new production is a success and they look to transfer it down here. Seems to be a busy little place up there!

I have only seen the UK tour (of Aspects) in the 2000s with David Essex, Matt Rawle, Shona Lindsay and Poppy Tierney. I enjoyed it at the time.

...but I'd really liked to see it performed again. The cast recording alone is not enough for me to feel truly involved in the story.

Ooh I love Aspects! Seen it more than 10 times in various productions.

I'd like to see Spring Awakening again too as I enjoyed the Lyric Hammersmith version.

I haven't made it up there, but these 2 announcements I am very tempted.

Both very good choices and ideal musicals to transfer to somewhere like Southwark Playhouse etc or even go on a Uk tour.

I saw Aspects of Love once. The entire time I was thinking to myself "I have definitely seen better musicals about painters named George".

Touring production starring David Essex in my case. I seem to recall Poppy Tierney was worth the ticket price on her own.

Looking forward to Aspects. Will finally give me a chance to visit Hope Mill, only live just down the road from it bit not got round to going there yet.

Sign up to Virgin Train updates and watch out for the seat sales. I got to London for £11.00 each way the other week. 

Ooh how exciting. And an excuse for a trip to Manchester, which I always enjoy.

My own David Essex 'Aspects' story has gone down in the history of musicals in our family...it involves him trying to get off stage crouched behind a table being carried....in full view of anyone above stalls level.

Cheers Burley, I work for London Underground and pre 1996, so get a Priv ticket, where I can travel on Network Rail for 3/4 off, also being a manager I get 4x48hr of free travel anywhere in the country. 

However great re at advice for anyone els, that fancies a trip to Manchester.

I would agree - I think the whole storyline of older George and very young Jenny and the song "The first man you remember" might have been intended as innocent, but comes across as rather creepy. Maybe it's our modern cynical minds, I dunno.

Done right, Aspects of Love can be mildly entertaining, but as someone else said, the characters are not really all that likeable. I enjoyed the Menier production and have good memories of a German version in Dresden many years ago. That said, it's one of those shows that could only tempt me back with the right cast.

Wouldn't it be a coup de theatre if the small Hope Mill Theatre, that seems to be punching above its weight got Sean Connery to play the role of George in Aspects.