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Post by Deleted on Nov 17, 2017 10:00:42 GMT
Is Dame Shirley Bassey in this? It can't be about Tiger Bay if Shirl isn't in it.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 17, 2017 10:16:40 GMT
Is Dame Shirley Bassey in this? It can't be about Tiger Bay if Shirl isn't in it. Plot twist: she's one of the urchins |
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Post by harrie on Nov 17, 2017 20:33:56 GMT
Interestingly it seemed to have mostly positive reviews during previews in Cape Town earlier this year, like this one weekendspecial.co.za/review-tiger-bay-musical/ I’m not sure what changes have been made to the show since then, if any! I know local bloggers tend to big up local productions but the response on Twitter from ‘normal’ theatregoers is very positive too |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 17, 2017 22:13:57 GMT
Interestingly it seemed to have mostly positive reviews during previews in Cape Town earlier this year, like this one weekendspecial.co.za/review-tiger-bay-musical/ I’m not sure what changes have been made to the show since then, if any! I know local bloggers tend to big up local productions but the response on Twitter from ‘normal’ theatregoers is very positive too I think if we're honest we all know that audiences outside of London and Broadway aren't used to the same standards. What we regulars may find an incredibly boring and deeply flawed show, people who don't go to the theatre often might find incredibly good. |
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Post by harrie on Nov 17, 2017 23:14:26 GMT
Interestingly it seemed to have mostly positive reviews during previews in Cape Town earlier this year, like this one weekendspecial.co.za/review-tiger-bay-musical/ I’m not sure what changes have been made to the show since then, if any! I know local bloggers tend to big up local productions but the response on Twitter from ‘normal’ theatregoers is very positive too I think if we're honest we all know that audiences outside of London and Broadway aren't used to the same standards. What we regulars may find an incredibly boring and deeply flawed show, people who don't go to the theatre often might find incredibly good. I guess that might be true for some, and I’m sure locals like me are enjoying some of the references more than someone not familiar with Cardiff would (for example, there are a couple of scenes in an independent Cardiff department store that closed about 10 years ago) As you said earlier in the thread, it’s just a shame that a new British musical isn’t getting better reviews. It has its flaws without a doubt, but I had a great evening watching it |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 18, 2017 9:20:54 GMT
The thing is with gauging responses from Twitter etc for "normal" theatre goers (whatever one is haha) is that very few people who were "meh" about something will tweet that- it's a medium of extremes so we're seeing all the "Tay amazing best ever" tweets but not the "average" theatre goer who thought it was well "average"
That's across the board not just this one.
But that said, again "local" audiences of all kinds tend to rave about something "local" so again I'm taking it with a pinch of salt- anecdotally I've heard a lot of "dull" comments that people aren't sharing on twitter etc because -and I subscribe to this way of thinking-it's considered rude to those involved.
TLDR just cos people aren't saying it on twitter doesn't mean they aren't saying it 😉
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Post by n1david on Nov 18, 2017 9:34:14 GMT
If you look at the Twitter account for Thriller Live it’s filled with lots of retweets of people who love the show...
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Post by harrie on Nov 18, 2017 17:15:08 GMT
Yes, fair points both!
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Post by Deleted on Nov 20, 2017 8:33:45 GMT
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Post by kathryn on Nov 20, 2017 12:19:53 GMT
Yes, I have learned not to rely on Twitter reviews! Been suckered into booking tickets for a few plays that I hated by them.
Twitter just isn't the medium for balanced critique. It's why PR companies will set embargoes for proper reviews but allow social media 'reactions'.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 21, 2017 0:13:44 GMT
They seem to have cut the final scene where Rowena and Themba have a daughter and name her Shirley Ianto.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 21, 2017 9:30:46 GMT
They seem to have cut the final scene where Rowena and Themba have a daughter and name her Shirley Ianto. Are they now making it an immersive trip to the Ianto Shrine in the Bay instead  |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 21, 2017 18:44:39 GMT
I'm working in a Bookshop for Christmas and today a man came in and said "I saw Tiger Bay last night and I'd like a book about the Marquis of Bute"
How I didn't laugh I don't know. (For what it's worth there is exactly 1 book available...not a popular guy...can I interest you in a book about urchins instead sir?)
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Post by hulmeman on Nov 21, 2017 19:09:37 GMT
Au contraire emicardiff, I can see you quote plastered on the posters as "genuine magic" - Wales Art Review.
Is the Manic Street Preachers song "girl from Tiger Bay" in there?
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Post by n1david on Nov 21, 2017 22:42:41 GMT
I'm working in a Bookshop for Christmas and today a man came in and said "I saw Tiger Bay last night and I'd like a book about the Marquis of Bute" How I didn't laugh I don't know. (For what it's worth there is exactly 1 book available...not a popular guy...can I interest you in a book about urchins instead sir?) John Crichton-Stuart is an interesting guy... having grown up looking at Mount Stuart over the water, and my Dad's wife is from Bute, so I've been aware of him for some time... When we visited Cardiff Castle a couple of years ago my husband asked the guide how he was perceived by the workers in Cardiff. The guide assured us that he was really well-liked because he had such care and concern for his workers. We didn't challenge the guide, but both thought "Hmm...." |
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