Annie Get Your Gun - Crucible Sheffield

If it's anything like Showboat - Sheffield audiences are in for a treat! It may be ANOTHER trip to Sheffield for me!

Just a bump to remind everyone tickets are on sale. I missed getting tickets on release day so had to book for my seats after press night as had same ones a lot of years running!! £20 before press night and £28 after.
Would definitely recommend crucible Christmas to anyone as honestly haven't seen a bad one yet.

I presume they are doing the revised version, that Bernadette Peters starred in?

Are Tommy and Winnie included? They often get cut.

Is the original version still available? I dont understand why shows need to be updated. These are classics! Yes some of the themes might be outdated but why cant people enjoy what the original authors intended.

Is the song 'Im An Indian Too' so offensive it has to be cut?

The original has a special place in my heart!

If you are in SHEFFIELD tonight - from Twitter Crucible account - tickets minimum of £1 each! Two tickets per person are available for tomorrow's PDR #AnnieGetYourGun

I caught this last night. It is in pretty good shape for the second/third preview. I haven't seen Annie Get Your Gun before and I only knew a couple of songs but I loved it. As always, Anna-Jane Casey was absolutely outstanding - she does completely carry the show. Her singing was glorious, fantastic dancing and she stayed in character the whole time. During her ballad 'In his arms' she accidentally caught part of a door that suddenly slammed on the floor but she didn't even flinch. Ben Lewis was a bit of a mix bag - he didn't really make this unlikable character that likable. Similarly, he wasn't as fanciable as Michael Xavier (I fear I have now been spoilt by him!!). His singing was lovely though. Ensemble was very strong and the dance numbers were perfect. I would highly recommend a visit to Sheffield.

On a side note, the theatre's air con had broken last night and it was terribly hot and uncomfortable and the lighting was poor. They struggled to find any of the actors on stage! That being said it is a preview and I imagine that will be ironed out quickly.

I'm there next weekend, looking forward to it.

Next week looking to do a very small theatre tour of the North.

I intend to see Sweet Charity and Billy Elliot in Manchester then Strictly Ballroom in Leeds then This in Sheffield.

There are extra matinees next week.

Just back from tonight's show. All the performances are great except the young actor who played Tommy. He was off key the entire show. AJC is great I agree and Ben Lewis was butch and sexy. There was just something missing for me though, I can't quite put my finger on it. The stage is absolutely vast, it's huge anyway at the crucible but the backdrop was so far back it was almost out on the dual carriageway outside. So there was this big expanse of stage and I didn't think the sets filled it sufficiently. Apart from an ingenious train created on the revolve I was really underwhelmed. I actually thought the design on the Jason Donovan touring version a couple of years ago was better. There are a couple of lovely set pieces, the Ballroom scene with the waiters and waitresses being one of them but it was all just a bit flat. Perhaps I wasn't in the mood. 

Sorry BurlyBeaR - mucked up including your quote in my post.
ps. Was Ben Lewis in tune at the very beginning of the evening show? I'm sure it was an accident but it was toe-curling at the matinee!

No, not as good as Showboat (which was exceptional) but the Christmas musical at the Crucible is never less than excellent and this is well worth a visit, even if you live 180 miles away as I do.