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Post by Dan213 on Jul 6, 2018 9:33:20 GMT
The screening was my first encounter with this show and story - other than seeing the original documentary. The mother and Pritti were real stand-outs for me. Jamie was excellent of course, but a really unlikable character a lot of the time! Unpopular view: My heart sank through the floor whenever Hugo was onstage - I thought he was truly dire, and if I was one of those kids working my talented rear end off, I'd be fuming he got a part! soz! Loved Shobna. Completely agree with you with regards to Phil and I think quite a few others do from what I've seen on this board. In Shaffield, it was played by Charles Dale (Ex Casualty Big Mac) who was fantastic. I found Phil's performance to be far less convincing |
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Post by Jon on Jul 6, 2018 9:57:59 GMT
Hopefully, they'll edit it and give it a commercial release, as with Billy Elliott and the like. It would be good almost all of the original cast preserved. I suspect with the movie coming soon, it’s unlikely they’d want to hurts that and the live show with a recorded version of the show. Billy Elliot also had backing from Universal |
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Post by spendleb on Jul 6, 2018 10:31:46 GMT
I do wonder how many from this cast will make the movie, I've read they are all being considered but there are open auditions at the moment.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 6, 2018 10:45:40 GMT
If you have any contacts at NT Live, you could definitely ask the question in a non-hypothetical sense, as the screening of Cat On A Hot Tin Roof didn't take place until after the West End production had closed. I don't know that it necessarily would make a difference though, as Encore screenings would surely fall under the pre-recorded banner whether it was originally screened live or not?
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Jul 6, 2018 11:08:06 GMT
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Post by Jon on Jul 6, 2018 11:21:29 GMT
I imagine the film will have limited worldwide release so it makes sense for them to do |
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Post by QueerTheatre on Jul 6, 2018 11:30:45 GMT
Unpopular view: My heart sank through the floor whenever Hugo was onstage - I thought he was truly dire, and if I was one of those kids working my talented rear end off, I'd be fuming he got a part! soz! not that unpopular - i agree he's terrible |
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Jul 6, 2018 14:16:13 GMT
I thought he was fine when playing as a man but the drag persona was terrible. He had a nice voice.
Back in the day the drag you’d get touring the northern bar and club circuit was pretty rough with a few notable exceptions (Lily Savage cut her teeth doing it). Things haven’t changed if the three portrayed in this show is representative.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 6, 2018 14:28:56 GMT
Yeah but none of them ever attempted that weird, multi-accented dog-rough Jessica Rabbit vibe he's going for. (I think he was going for vintage glamour)...
Old northern club drag does everything with its tongue firmly in-cheek, knowingly 'rough' and that's the charm.
If they looked like they were too try-hard, the gag would never have landed...
Not sure what the other three in the show said, due to lack of diction, but their image was a bit more on the mark (Scottish one aside). Coco? Like no 'north' I know.
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Post by Phantom of London on Jul 6, 2018 14:35:00 GMT
Just back from seeing this in the cinema. It was good and it seemed like everyone enjoyed it but the camera work was awful at some parts. I saw the show in London a couple months ago and loved it. The recording really didn't live up to that for me but I still had a good time I will say though that Josie Walker was AMAZING and her parts were the highlight of the show. Just on way back seeing it in Dudley ! VIP seats £18 but cinema lost electricity in the seats so got free pass for another film .... all vip seats full ..., family in Birmingham said 3/4 full some sound issues ... I thought it came over well was hoping for better sound quality but great to see so many close ups ... 5 time I’ve seen the show and saw bits I’d never seen .... lots of laughs at the one liners in our cinema ... heard people chatting in interval saying they loved it John was fab .... but must say Josie was AMAZING ! Omg ! The close ups tears welling up on her eyes ... Shobna really improved too a real tight cast . £16 quid for Vue Manchester. The camera work was unimaginative and there was an annoying vertical line of pixelation right down the centre of the screen which was ultra noticeable when actors were centre stage as it basically cut their faces in half. Despite that it was lovely to see it again after Sheffield, quite a few changes or bits I didn’t remember. And I agree Josie Walker is fabulous. £9.99 Vus Lancaster and a full house Sold out 5 screens at Vue Sheffield according to Twitter! £20 at Vue Altrincham. Two things I don't get, how do prices vary so much in the same cinema chain and how can Vue have the neck to say it costs more - I'd like that justified!!! Anyway, I loved seeing it again and the whole cast was incredible. Saw this at Bristol Everyman. About halfish full, but it was in their main screen which is pretty large. £21 or so. Other than the odd bit of brief interference, the streaming was fine. The camerawork wasn't fantastic, but I much prefer a live screening to the more produced/sanitised cinema showings we've had like Miss Saigon (which was excellent - I just prefer to see it a little more like a real theatre experience). The show has never tempted me enough to see it at the theatre. And I'm glad I didn't - I thought it was pretty woeful. Unbelievably one-dimensional stock characters throughout. Complete lack of sub-plot - it was just Jamie the whole time, which became tiring and I was desperate to hear about something else. In the most part, dull songs (maybe they fare better on multiple listens?). Could've done so much more in terms of an up-lifting, feel-good big ending. The performances were on the whole excellent, though. Particularly Josie Walker, Shobna Gulati and Lucie Shorthouse. Couldn't work out whether I disliked John McCrea or just his self-obsessed character - but either way, his falsetto in the early numbers was shaky at best. Not one for a repeat viewing for me, unfortunately... Lovely to see the show on screen tonight after seeing it live in Feb. John McCrea is just wonderful as Jamie - I just love him. So incredible to see Josie Walker this time, and she reduced me to tears for most of Act 2. Not keen on Shobna Gulati - I thought Mina Anwir was much better and funnier. And Lucie Shorthouse was once again brilliant as Pritti. It’s so great that this musical is screened around the country - people should see it. And I don’t see t dampening the sales of it either... Lovey night out, and I’ll be returning at some point! I was also in Altrincham (hallo Hulmeman, I wonder which one you were), and loved every second of it. The last few seconds of act One are sensational, and i'm glad had some redemption.....I think we were waiting for him all to be gay, but their version was better. Did I read that the actor playing dean is Jamie understudy.....nicely ironic. I was waiting for the teacher's phone call to an answer machine to have some pay off.....but I loved it. beautifully staged, and how exhausted must they be after eight shows a week. I paid £15.50 in Gateshead VUE - a walk from Cineworld on Newcastle Newgate St. Suburban Odeons were around £16 - MetroCentre £18. Surprised that no indies were playing it (they must just give their lives for NT Live instead) - anyway, a much better experience at a proper cinema, for me. How high was the screen? |
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Jul 6, 2018 14:54:50 GMT
Yeah but none of them ever attempted that weird, multi-accented dog-rough Jessica Rabbit vibe he's going for. (I think he was going for vintage glamour)... Old northern club drag does everything with its tongue firmly in-cheek, knowingly 'rough' and that's the charm. If they looked like they were too try-hard, the gag would never have landed... Not sure what the other three in the show said, due to lack of diction, but their image was a bit more on the mark (Scottish one aside). Coco? Like no 'north' I know. I thought he was going for some sort of brunette Mae West type. It was dreadful anyway. The scottish one reminded me of Trinity Taylor, having fallen on very hard times. |
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Post by hulmeman on Jul 6, 2018 15:30:59 GMT
I wrote to Vue asking why the variance of price and their reply was that they employ "dynamic pricing", which strikes me as being legalised profiteering!
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Post by hulmeman on Jul 7, 2018 9:48:45 GMT
Watched Jamie for the third time last nigh, this time form Moscow! (The price in Moscow was about £10 with our average cinema tix price being £3-6). We had a rather quiet sound for the most of the time and it obviously didn’t feel as engaging as watching the show from the sedond row of the theatre. But the close ups and the intimate scenes worked well, only the bigger numbers left me a bit underwhelmed, as I knew how they work nicely in the actual theatre. Had a great evening and cried, like, five times! I like this show despite all its flaws and imperfections. Very happy I got a chance of sharing the experience with my friends who can’t afford coming to London (currently visas are almost £100 and flights are around £250) I just realised the significance of this post. Stasia, do I understand you saw this in a cinema in Moscow? If so, I salute you and you friends if the suppression of LGBTi rights in Russia is as hard as I think it is. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 7, 2018 10:21:14 GMT
I can't help but think this returning to cinemas is a big mistake. Because surely the general public going to see this in the cinema will make them not go to the West End production? The option of a ticket to the cinema being cheaper than a theatre ticket, I know which one would be more tempting if I wasn't intensely a theatre fan.  |
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Post by Stasia on Jul 7, 2018 10:28:42 GMT
Watched Jamie for the third time last nigh, this time form Moscow! (The price in Moscow was about £10 with our average cinema tix price being £3-6). We had a rather quiet sound for the most of the time and it obviously didn’t feel as engaging as watching the show from the sedond row of the theatre. But the close ups and the intimate scenes worked well, only the bigger numbers left me a bit underwhelmed, as I knew how they work nicely in the actual theatre. Had a great evening and cried, like, five times! I like this show despite all its flaws and imperfections. Very happy I got a chance of sharing the experience with my friends who can’t afford coming to London (currently visas are almost £100 and flights are around £250) I just realised the significance of this post. Stasia, do I understand you saw this in a cinema in Moscow? If so, I salute you and you friends if the suppression of LGBTi rights in Russia is as hard as I think it is. Yep. I think it was the closest to promoting the freedom of being who younwant to be we got here in ages. The screening was marked as 18+ to cover up from “promoting lgbt to underaged” which is illegal in Russia (and omg I can’t think of a bigger bulsh*t). Hope there will be repeated screenings and more people will be able to make it. (This one didn’t have surtitles and started late due to the time difference). |
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Post by Stasia on Jul 7, 2018 10:29:59 GMT
I can't help but think this returning to cinemas is a big mistake. Because surely the general public going to see this in the cinema will make them not go to the West End production? The option of a ticket to the cinema being cheaper than a theatre ticket, I know which one would be more tempting if I wasn't intensely a theatre fan. I think it actually worked the other way round. Judging by comments of “not stagey” people quite a few decided to see the show live after thr screening! |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 7, 2018 10:31:43 GMT
I can't help but think this returning to cinemas is a big mistake. Because surely the general public going to see this in the cinema will make them not go to the West End production? The option of a ticket to the cinema being cheaper than a theatre ticket, I know which one would be more tempting if I wasn't intensely a theatre fan. I think it actually worked the other way round. Judging by comments of “not stagey” people quite a few decided to see the show live after thr screening! I agree. If people see it and love it, many will still want the 'real' experience. Even as a theatre fan there's been a couple of NT Lives that have made me then want to see it 'live-live' (like out-out but for theatre). |
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Post by apubleed on Jul 8, 2018 20:23:06 GMT
surely the general public going to see this in the cinema will make them not go to the West End production The evidence is certainly there that screenings help, not hinder the box office. The Miz film gave the show a boost, for example; and I've heard from various sources that they try to let shows run as long as possible after the live showing to reap the benefit. It also was apparently true for Chicago...but I wonder if it's more true for *film adaptations* than *filmed versions*. It's a little different when what you are watching is literally what is shown on stage vs adapted from stage. |
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Post by Rozzi Rainbow on Jul 8, 2018 21:23:13 GMT
I saw the cinema screening, having never seen the show before, and absolutely loved it. Somewhat surprisingly, I wasn't even aware of it when it was in Sheffield, the first I heard of it was via an email list when it transferred to town - I thought it looked interesting and so I then started following this thread. I liked how they kept the northern location and accents.
I thought it started very strongly with the school scenes, I thought the songs were catchy and I loved The Wall in My Head. And those shoes - wow!! I don't think I could even walk in them, let alone dance. There were a lot of issues covered I wasn't necessarily expecting, especially in the second half, which was very moving - there were a good few sniffles among us in the back row. I thought it would have been nice to have seen when he started to wear his mum's clothes, and how they both reacted to it, but I suppose that was a good while ago in the story and they had to start somewhere.
*SLIGHT SPOILER* (Sorry, don't know how to do the tags)
I think it's interesting that there are no (that I'm aware of) issues with girls wearing 'male' clothes - I live most of the time in jeans - yet there's still a stigma in places when this is reversed. I wondered if one of the girls going to the prom had felt uncomfortable wearing a dress, whether the teacher would have made such an issue out of her wearing a suit. (I did agree that Jamie going in full drag may have been seen to be too much, but if the dress he wore was fine for the girls, it should have been fine for him.) I loved how the rest of the class stood up for him.
I'd wanted to see this in London for a while, but that takes a lot of time and money and I'm also a bit wary of making the trip to London to risk seeing a show I've not seen before, especially with others there I know I'll like, so I was really glad of the cinema option for this. I probably won't see it in London now, as there are others shows there I want to see, but would certainly try and see it nearer home if it toured now I know I'll enjoy it. I thought this was very similar in parts to Kinky Boots, which I also like.
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Post by sophizoey on Jul 9, 2018 6:50:48 GMT
The pre-recorded version that is being released in cinemas is likely going to be slightly different and was planned. When I went to enter the todaytix lottery on Tuesday 3rd, it was unavailable due to filming, same on the Thursday. (Not that I mind I ended up winning the Kinky Boots lottery)
So additional takes and scenes have been recorded.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 9, 2018 7:12:10 GMT
The pre-recorded version that is being released in cinemas is likely going to be slightly different and was planned. When I went to enter the todaytix lottery on Tuesday 3rd, it was unavailable due to filming, same on the Thursday. (Not that I mind I ended up winning the Kinky Boots lottery) So additional takes and scenes have been recorded. Or they could just have been filming the close-up material that requires manned cameras on stage, which would - obviously - not be possible with an audience in. |
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Post by graham on Jul 9, 2018 9:38:34 GMT
The pre-recorded version that is being released in cinemas is likely going to be slightly different and was planned. When I went to enter the todaytix lottery on Tuesday 3rd, it was unavailable due to filming, same on the Thursday. (Not that I mind I ended up winning the Kinky Boots lottery) So additional takes and scenes have been recorded. Or they could just have been filming the close-up material that requires manned cameras on stage, which would - obviously - not be possible with an audience in. It may just have been that they took so many rows out at the front to make room for the track-mounted camera that they chose not to sell lottery tickets. (That camera was really annoying as it whipped backwards and forwards!!) |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 9, 2018 10:52:37 GMT
Ah yes graham - Mis-understood the post, which to me implied Tuesday's performance was cancelled to record additional takes and new material, but like you say, the performance went ahead and the lottery tickets were just unavailable due to seats removed for the the camera track. |
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Post by cheesy116 on Jul 12, 2018 15:30:08 GMT
Sorry if this is already posted about or I have missed it but Melissa Jacques (Kinky Boots, Wicked) tweeted Alex Gaumond congratulations about his casting in Company and also said that they'll be 'neighbours', whilst tagging the page for this show. Has they're been announcement for her casting in the show ? Or am I misinterpreting what she's saying ? Her twitter handle is @melissajacque12 and his is @alexgaumond if you want to see the interactions between them.
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Post by TallPaul on Jul 12, 2018 15:39:12 GMT
And she's also tweeted that she has seen the show twice this week.
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