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Post by partytentdown on Oct 7, 2018 15:40:52 GMT
Does anyone think there's any chance of us ever seeing a large-scale revival of this show?
Or is it already a bit dated in terms of plot and characters?
It was such a pet project of Sir Cameron that I'm surprised it's never been truly revived anywhere.
Discuss!
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Post by karloscar on Oct 7, 2018 15:56:13 GMT
If it had a decent score there might be a point, but there's not a single song that doesn't sound like a weak pastiche of some other showtune. Not much point really.
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Post by notmymuse on Oct 7, 2018 15:59:23 GMT
The last revival I know of was at the Watermill 3 or 4 years ago. I want amazingly blown away by it. I suspect it'll be lucky to have a fringe revival one day but that's probably it.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 7, 2018 16:00:40 GMT
If it had a decent score there might be a point, but there's not a single song that doesn't sound like a weak pastiche of some other showtune. Not much point really. Tend to agree with this. When I saw it only Dance With the Devil stuck with me. A few months back I gave the OCR a listen and even Dance With the Devil felt forgettable. I'd remembered it better than it was/is. The rest of the soundtrack felt very unremarkable. |
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Post by karloscar on Oct 7, 2018 16:07:24 GMT
I remember wanting to love it and being extremely disappointed with the whole thing. All the leads deserved better material to perform except McShane who should never have been cast in the first place. Earl Carpenter did better ( with some rewrites I think),but it's not a good show.
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Post by oxfordsimon on Oct 7, 2018 16:15:00 GMT
I saw the original production and enjoyed it
Rosie Ashe was good value as she always is. The three lead women were believable and blended well. The juvenile romantic pair were weaker. McShane had swagger but was not terribly devilish.
It needs resources to make the magic happen which can limit it. Particularly the flying at the end of Act 1.
But it is a score with some very good numbers.
It probably won't get a major London revival but Curve or Sheffield could look at it perhaps.
It hasn't done amazingly on the amateur circuit mainly because of the technical demands. Shame as it fits many groups in terms of casting profile and a large chorus
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Post by Someone in a tree on Oct 7, 2018 16:33:45 GMT
I loved this show and the cd. My friends and I play it to death when we are drunk ...
I wonder if you could do the flying with projections, fans and for sheer hell of it chuck in some balloons and a bubble machine!
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Post by HereForTheatre on Oct 7, 2018 16:48:13 GMT
I saw the original production and enjoyed it Rosie Ashe was good value as she always is. The three lead women were believable and blended well. The juvenile romantic pair were weaker. McShane had swagger but was not terribly devilish. It needs resources to make the magic happen which can limit it. Particularly the flying at the end of Act 1. But it is a score with some very good numbers. It probably won't get a major London revival but Curve or Sheffield could look at it perhaps. It hasn't done amazingly on the amateur circuit mainly because of the technical demands. Shame as it fits many groups in terms of casting profile and a large chorus Well Nikolai, Curves AD, was the director of the UK Tour...so maybe. |
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Post by mallardo on Oct 7, 2018 16:58:12 GMT
I saw the 2008 touring production (at Richmond) and found it to be surprisingly stage worthy. I think the score is much better than rated with strong numbers for all the ladies (Ria Jones, Poppy Tierney and Rebecca Thornhill, in Richmond) and for Van Horne. If the Southwark Playhouse, for instance, were to revive it, I'd definitely be there.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Oct 7, 2018 19:29:45 GMT
What is Marti Pellow up to these days?
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Post by danb on Oct 7, 2018 20:35:20 GMT
What is Marti Pellow up to these days? He’s getting ready for a mini-tour of minor seaside towns in his one man show “Songs I Sing Without Moving My Mouth’. It was originally called “Through Gritted Teeth” but realised that Ruthie Henshall had already done that. |
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Post by SageStageMgr on Oct 8, 2018 18:51:09 GMT
What is Marti Pellow up to these days? He’s getting ready for a mini-tour of minor seaside towns in his one man show “Songs I Sing Without Moving My Mouth’. It was originally called “Through Gritted Teeth” but realised that Ruthie Henshall had already done that. That deserves an immediate “follow”. |
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Post by danb on Oct 8, 2018 19:36:46 GMT
He’s getting ready for a mini-tour of minor seaside towns in his one man show “Songs I Sing Without Moving My Mouth’. It was originally called “Through Gritted Teeth” but realised that Ruthie Henshall had already done that. That deserves an immediate “follow”. No pressure then! 😂 |
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Post by anita on Oct 9, 2018 9:44:43 GMT
What is Marti Pellow up to these days? Panto in Dartford. I saw the original "Witches of Eastwick" - hated it. |
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