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Post by infofreako on Jan 27, 2017 20:26:32 GMT
Hopefully they wont have such issues for the matinee tomorrow. Time will be tight
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Post by Deleted on Jan 27, 2017 20:31:05 GMT
I know I'm not alone because my friends hate this show too, but are there others on here who think it's a completely overrated cult show?
Couldn't wait to get out of the theatre when I saw this in December.
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Post by d'James on Jan 27, 2017 20:37:25 GMT
We're finally going in... due to technical issues Maybe they just wanted to watch Lucie Jones on the telly. |
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Post by infofreako on Jan 27, 2017 20:52:17 GMT
We're finally going in... due to technical issues Maybe they just wanted to watch Lucie Jones on the telly. You couldve hit the nail on the head there |
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Post by infofreako on Jan 27, 2017 20:56:08 GMT
I know I'm not alone because my friends hate this show too, but are there others on here who think it's a completely overrated cult show? Couldn't wait to get out of the theatre when I saw this in December. About 6 weeks ago I would have agreed with you but having seen this production twice and another amateur production in Brighton I finally get it. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 27, 2017 20:57:40 GMT
I know I'm not alone because my friends hate this show too, but are there others on here who think it's a completely overrated cult show? Couldn't wait to get out of the theatre when I saw this in December. About 6 weeks ago I would have agreed with you but having seen this production twice and another amateur production in Brighton I finally get it. I just don't have the stamina...! |
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Post by justme on Jan 27, 2017 21:15:30 GMT
Does someone know If Layton will be touring?
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Post by infofreako on Jan 27, 2017 21:22:28 GMT
Website suggests its the London cast touring so as far as I know he is
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Post by justme on Jan 27, 2017 21:28:57 GMT
Website suggests its the London cast touring so as far as I know he is Thank you. He was just saying goodbye on Twitter so I hope it was meant only for St. James. |
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Post by infofreako on Jan 27, 2017 21:53:39 GMT
Just saw that seems very strange to be missing the last couple of days of the london run
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Post by theatre-turtle on Jan 27, 2017 21:56:08 GMT
We're finally going in... due to technical issues Maybe they just wanted to watch Lucie Jones on the telly. It all makes sense now... |
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Post by theatre-turtle on Jan 27, 2017 22:00:11 GMT
Interval thoughts:
- sound issues. Vocals are not loud enough and aren't mixed well. Often outpowered by the band or backing vocalists. Others around me were remarking about it too. Mixing was all over the place in La Vie Boheme. If I didn't know the whole score off by heart I wouldn't have understood any of it.
- understudy Maureen is excellent.
- highlight for me is MiMi. Her out tonight was amazing.
- staging is a bit budgety and amateurish but it makes sense for this kind of venue
- Roger seems to be struggling vocally
- interesting that Collins is white. He's doing well though and has a very nice arse
- it's very true to the original. The score seems totally unamended
- it's hard to go wrong with such an amazing piece. Any competently performed version of Rent will still be amazing. I'm not blown away though. I dream that one day we'll get a more polished version thoigh
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Post by infofreako on Jan 27, 2017 22:06:57 GMT
Which row were you sitting in. I remember someone commenting before on the sound and the problems varying depending on where you were sitting
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Post by richey on Jan 27, 2017 22:28:09 GMT
There were issues with sound right back when I saw it at Theatr Clwyd. Sounds like they've struggled to get it right.
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Post by infofreako on Jan 27, 2017 22:50:58 GMT
Website suggests its the London cast touring so as far as I know he is Thank you. He was just saying goodbye on Twitter so I hope it was meant only for St. James. He gave an interview to the local paper in Eastbourne about how much they were looking forward to getting out on tour last week so unless things have changed since then he is on the tour |
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Post by tmesis on Jan 28, 2017 0:14:10 GMT
I went to the performance tonight. It finally started 1HOUR late! Maybe this put me in a bad mood, I'd never seen it before but knew how highly regarded it is by some so had high expectations. Although fairly well performed I absolutely hated it and left at the interval and had a job staying that long.
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Post by theatre-turtle on Jan 28, 2017 0:28:01 GMT
Just checked the site and we had understudies for:
- Roger
- Maureen
- Angel
- Benjamin
tonight.
Final thoughts:
- Sound issues were still distracting
- Seasons of Love was lovely, really moving. So was I'll Cover You
- I wasn't a fan of the missing electric guitar climax in 'Your Eyes' and replacing it with a dainty piano accompaniment. For me it absolved the scene of its passion.
- Understudy Angel was fantastic, and it's one of the favourite versions of Contact I've seen
- I wonder if this would have worked better in the round. It seemed to lack a bit of energy compared to other productions of Rent I've seen.
- Take me or leave me was amazing - it's just a brilliant show tune and the staging was very effective here. The audience loved it too.
- I noticed quite a few didn't come back after the interval. I wonder if it's because of the 1 hour late start
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Post by infofreako on Jan 28, 2017 0:28:37 GMT
I went to the performance tonight. It finally started 1HOUR late! Maybe this put me in a bad mood, I'd never seen it before but knew how highly regarded it is by some so had high expectations. Although fairly well performed I absolutely hated it and left at the interval and had a job staying that long. Thats interesting to know. Id had it built up to me by people before i went and purposely lowered my expectations as I felt sure it wasnt my thing and it blew me away. Was it anything in particular you disliked? |
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Jan 28, 2017 7:55:05 GMT
I've never seen it before and trying to lower mine too so I'm quite pleased someone hated it!
An hour late? That's really bad and I would be in a FILTHY mood by the time it started. Surely they should offer refunds to people who have to leave fir transport etc.
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Post by Ade on Jan 28, 2017 17:28:04 GMT
Understudies for Benny, Angel and Roger again at the matinee today. Have to say I was quite disappointed by a couple of them. First time I've seen this production. Enjoyed it overall and some of the songs were incredibly well sung. Have to admit there were a few points that felt a bit clumsy, and the sound was terrible at a few points. But overall a fitting tribute to the original production.
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Post by infofreako on Jan 28, 2017 17:30:02 GMT
Understudies for Benny, Angel and Roger again at the matinee today. Have to say I was quite disappointed by a couple of them. First time I've seen this production. Enjoyed it overall and some of the songs were incredibly well sung. Have to admit there were a few points that felt a bit clumsy, and the sound was terrible at a few points. But overall a fitting tribute to the original production. Just left there myself enjoyed it. My gripe would definitely be the sound today and the understudy for Angel wasnt a patch on layton williams |
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Post by Ade on Jan 28, 2017 17:43:28 GMT
Understudies for Benny, Angel and Roger again at the matinee today. Have to say I was quite disappointed by a couple of them. First time I've seen this production. Enjoyed it overall and some of the songs were incredibly well sung. Have to admit there were a few points that felt a bit clumsy, and the sound was terrible at a few points. But overall a fitting tribute to the original production. Just left there myself enjoyed it. My gripe would definitely be the sound today and the understudy for Angel wasnt a patch on layton williams Yes I was very disappointed with Angel. He just fell flat as a character. Where were you sitting? Not ideal but can imagine it was better more central |
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Post by infofreako on Jan 28, 2017 17:45:09 GMT
Central towards the back
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Post by gazzaw13 on Jan 30, 2017 9:00:50 GMT
Is Lucie Jones leaving now that she's our pick for Eurovision glory? Shame if she does as I loved her 'Mooooooooooooooooooooooo'
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Post by stevej678 on Jan 30, 2017 9:07:13 GMT
Is Lucie Jones leaving now that she's our pick for Eurovision glory? Shame if she does as I loved her 'Mooooooooooooooooooooooo' Really hoping to see Lucie in Liverpool, loved her Elle in Legally Blonde. This show does seem to have had its fair share of problems at the St James - cancelled performances, abandoned performances (one of which coincided with my visit), delayed starts, sound issues, understudy lists to rival In The Heights.... I guess it's to the cast's credit that they've still delivered night after night and got such a positive response regardless. The 20 minute teaser before proceedings came to a sudden halt in December has definitely whetted the appetite to see the whole thing in a few weeks time. |
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