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Post by JJShaw on Apr 6, 2016 21:47:46 GMT
i really enjoyed the show, a quirky plot with a good fun score
the problem for me is that this show screams cult musical; i found it very little shop/rocky horror, but the production, direction and marketing is trying to make it a traditional big budget splashy musical comedy. i feel if they had streamlined a couple of the songs, gone for a less flashy sort of set (when have projections as a set ever really worked?!) it could have got far better reviews. i don't think it deserved all those 1 and 2 stars, i probably would have given it 3 stars. The performances were great, very impressed with Tate's singing, considering in assassins her 4 solo lines were very ropey but she handled this score very well, even it it was classic Catherine Tate with an American accent acting.
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Post by timesisharder on Apr 6, 2016 23:19:19 GMT
I went for my second visit at today's matinee and had a great time. I went with some friends, who are not great fans of musicals, but who also loved it. The audience seemed very full for a Wednesday matinee and there were lots who gave it a standing ovation: still not sure why this seems to have had the visceral reactions to it that it seems to have had from the critics. Both times I have gone the audiences have given it a great response - may be I am populist, but I certainly had more enjoyment out of any number of songs from this than I had from Mrs Henderson Presents, The Light Princess and Wonder.land (put together). The performances are fantastic, there are some excellent melodies and the lyrics are very clever. Sure it needs a bit of work, but this is the end of what would be a preview period for a normal musical so hopefully they will do that work as I think it is too good not to have future life.
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Post by schuttep on Apr 8, 2016 15:14:32 GMT
Saw this last night and agree with those who say it deserved better reviews,
Some good songs, perfect performances, and a completely bonkers story, it was a joy.
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